In Chickasaw County, Mississippi, which covers Houston, we have measured 4,679 parcels on septic and 2,578 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Houston on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Houston is a city in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 33.896187, -89.00349 and its land area at 7.38 square miles. Septic permitting and record keeping happen at the county level, not the city level, which is why every figure below is attributed to the county and linked back to the county page it came from.
| County | Records we hold | Parcels on septic | Parcels on sewer | County records portal | Searchable without an account |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickasaw County | 0 | 4,679 | 2,578 | county portal | no account needed |
We have not yet collected septic documents from Chickasaw County, Mississippi, so for a Houston property the county's own file is currently the only route. This page is about getting you to it, not about pretending we hold something we do not. Of the parcels we have classified in the county, most are on septic rather than sewer (4,679 of 7,257). A property near Houston is more likely than not to have its own system. The county publishes a records portal that we were able to search without creating an account, which makes checking a specific parcel something you can do yourself in a few minutes.
Septic is one subject with very different jobs inside it. These go straight to the page that does yours.
| If you are a | Go to | Because it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Homeowner | Septic pumping in Houston | keeping the system you have working |
| Buyer or seller | Buying or selling in Houston | what to pull and check before closing |
| Realtor | Buying or selling in Houston | the same records a seller needs on file |
| Designer or engineer | Septic design in Houston | design flow, tank capacity, dispersal sizing |
| Installer or contractor | Septic installation in Houston | site evaluation, permit sequence, inspection |
| Septic pumper | Septic pumping in Houston | tank access, lids and service interval |
| Inspector | Septic inspection in Houston | what gets checked and what a failure means |
| Land investor | Septic installation in Houston | whether raw land can take a system at all |
No. We measure septic and sewer at parcel level and roll it up by county. In Chickasaw County, Mississippi, which covers Houston, we have measured 4,679 parcels on septic and 2,578 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Houston on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Houston is in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.
From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Houston’s land area that falls in each. A ZIP is not a place boundary and the two only ever partly agree, which is exactly why both pages exist.
Straight-line distance from the Census internal point of Houston.
Parcel Perfect generates a code-shaped septic design and as-built style drawing for a parcel from the records and site data we hold, and shows every parcel we have classified as septic or sewer on one map. Both are open to use for any parcel in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.