In Lauderdale County, Tennessee, which covers Gates, we have measured 5,016 parcels on septic and 3,867 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Gates on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Gates is a town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 35.840544, -89.408085 and its land area at 0.70 square miles. Septic permitting and record keeping happen at the county level, not the town 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauderdale County | 5,327 | 5,016 | 3,867 | county portal | no account needed |
We hold 5,327 septic records for Lauderdale County, Tennessee. That is a substantial partial collection rather than a complete one, so a Gates property may or may not appear in it, and the county archive remains the authority. The county is genuinely mixed: 5,016 of 8,883 classified parcels are on septic and the rest are sewered. Which side of that line a Gates address falls on is worth establishing before anything else. 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 Gates | keeping the system you have working |
| Buyer or seller | Buying or selling in Gates | what to pull and check before closing |
| Realtor | Buying or selling in Gates | the same records a seller needs on file |
| Designer or engineer | Septic design in Gates | design flow, tank capacity, dispersal sizing |
| Installer or contractor | Septic installation in Gates | site evaluation, permit sequence, inspection |
| Septic pumper | Septic pumping in Gates | tank access, lids and service interval |
| Inspector | Septic inspection in Gates | what gets checked and what a failure means |
| Land investor | Septic installation in Gates | 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 Lauderdale County, Tennessee, which covers Gates, we have measured 5,016 parcels on septic and 3,867 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Gates on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Gates is in Lauderdale County, Tennessee.
From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Gates’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 Gates.
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 Lauderdale County, Tennessee.