Septic records and services in Bethany, Oregon

In Washington County, Oregon, which covers Bethany, we have measured 10,442 parcels on septic and 134,730 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Bethany on its own and this page does not estimate one.

What Bethany is, in the records

Bethany is a census-designated place in Washington County, Oregon. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 45.561341, -122.836947 and its land area at 5.44 square miles. Septic permitting and record keeping happen at the county level, not the census-designated place level, which is why every figure below is attributed to the county and linked back to the county page it came from.

What we hold for the county that covers Bethany

We have not yet collected septic documents from Washington County, Oregon, so for a Bethany 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. The county is predominantly sewered: only 10,442 of 145,172 classified parcels are on septic. Septic properties near Bethany are the exception, which is exactly why owners often do not know they have one. The county publishes a records portal, but reaching the documents needs an account or a login, so budget for that step rather than expecting an open search.

Start from who you are

Septic is one subject with very different jobs inside it. These go straight to the page that does yours.

Questions people ask

Does Parcel Perfect have a septic count for Bethany?

No. We measure septic and sewer at parcel level and roll it up by county. In Washington County, Oregon, which covers Bethany, we have measured 10,442 parcels on septic and 134,730 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Bethany on its own and this page does not estimate one.

Which county is Bethany in?

Bethany is in Washington County, Oregon.

Records and services around Bethany

• Washington County septic records — what we hold, and where the county keeps the originals
• Oregon septic regulations — the rules that actually bind here, which no page on this site restates from memory
• Oregon septic records index

ZIP codes that overlap Bethany

From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Bethany’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.

• ZIP 97229 (94% of the census-designated place)
• ZIP 97231 (6% of the census-designated place)

Nearest other places

Straight-line distance from the Census internal point of Bethany.

• Oak Hills — 1.5 mi
• Rockcreek — 2.0 mi
• Cedar Mill — 2.5 mi
• Marlene Village — 3.2 mi
• Cedar Hills — 4.2 mi
• West Haven-Sylvan — 4.6 mi
• Aloha — 5.1 mi
• Hillsboro — 5.3 mi
• West Slope — 5.5 mi
• Beaverton — 5.8 mi
• Raleigh Hills — 6.5 mi
• Garden Home-Whitford — 7.7 mi
• North Plains — 8.0 mi
• Metzger — 8.6 mi
• Portland — 9.2 mi
• Tigard — 9.9 mi
• Bull Mountain — 10.3 mi
• Cornelius — 10.8 mi
• King City — 11.2 mi
• Dunthorpe — 12.0 mi
• Durham — 12.1 mi
• Lake Oswego — 12.2 mi
• Tualatin — 13.1 mi
• Rivergrove — 13.2 mi
• Milwaukie — 13.2 mi
• Maywood Park — 13.3 mi
• Forest Grove — 13.4 mi
• Banks — 13.6 mi

Get the septic design for a property here

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 Washington County, Oregon.

Open the parcel map and design tool