Septic records and services in Decherd, Tennessee

In Franklin County, Tennessee, which covers Decherd, we have measured 10,982 parcels on septic and 6,991 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Decherd on its own and this page does not estimate one.

What Decherd is, in the records

Decherd is a city in Franklin County, Tennessee. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 35.215851, -86.074705 and its land area at 4.82 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.

What we hold for the county that covers Decherd

We hold 18,787 septic records for Franklin County, Tennessee. That is a substantial partial collection rather than a complete one, so a Decherd property may or may not appear in it, and the county archive remains the authority. Of the parcels we have classified in the county, most are on septic rather than sewer (10,982 of 17,973). A property near Decherd 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.

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 Decherd?

No. We measure septic and sewer at parcel level and roll it up by county. In Franklin County, Tennessee, which covers Decherd, we have measured 10,982 parcels on septic and 6,991 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Decherd on its own and this page does not estimate one.

Which county is Decherd in?

Decherd is in Franklin County, Tennessee.

Records and services around Decherd

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

ZIP codes that overlap Decherd

From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Decherd’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 37324 (86% of the city)
• ZIP 37398 (14% of the city)

Nearest other places

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

• Winchester — 2.6 mi
• Estill Springs — 4.5 mi
• Cowan — 5.0 mi
• Sewanee — 8.7 mi
• Belvidere — 8.8 mi
• Monteagle — 12.7 mi
• Sherwood — 12.9 mi
• Tullahoma — 13.6 mi
• Pelham — 14.1 mi
• Hillsboro — 14.7 mi
• Huntland — 15.5 mi
• Lynchburg, Moore County — 16.8 mi
• Manchester — 17.2 mi
• Tracy City — 18.3 mi
• Normandy — 19.3 mi
• Orme — 20.6 mi
• New Union — 22.0 mi
• Flintville — 22.1 mi
• Coalmont — 22.2 mi
• Altamont — 24.2 mi
• South Pittsburg — 24.6 mi
• Kimball — 25.5 mi
• Viola — 25.6 mi
• Wartrace — 25.8 mi
• Gruetli-Laager — 26.9 mi
• New Hope — 27.4 mi
• Jasper — 27.6 mi
• Fayetteville — 27.9 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 Franklin County, Tennessee.

Open the parcel map and design tool