In Roane County, Tennessee, which covers part of Oak Ridge, we have measured 11,668 parcels on septic and 10,290 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Oak Ridge on its own and this page does not estimate one. Oak Ridge also extends into Anderson County, which are reported separately below and are not included in that figure.
Oak Ridge is a city in Roane and Anderson Counties, Tennessee. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 35.966483, -84.290549 and its land area at 85.25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roane County | 18,206 | 11,668 | 10,290 | county portal | no account needed |
| Anderson County | 8,894 | 12,164 | 16,238 | county portal | no account needed |
We hold 18,206 septic records for Roane County, Tennessee. That is a substantial partial collection rather than a complete one, so a Oak Ridge property may or may not appear in it, and the county archive remains the authority. The county is genuinely mixed: 11,668 of 21,958 classified parcels are on septic and the rest are sewered. Which side of that line a Oak Ridge 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 Oak Ridge | keeping the system you have working |
| Buyer or seller | Buying or selling in Oak Ridge | what to pull and check before closing |
| Realtor | Buying or selling in Oak Ridge | the same records a seller needs on file |
| Designer or engineer | Septic design in Oak Ridge | design flow, tank capacity, dispersal sizing |
| Installer or contractor | Septic installation in Oak Ridge | site evaluation, permit sequence, inspection |
| Septic pumper | Septic pumping in Oak Ridge | tank access, lids and service interval |
| Inspector | Septic inspection in Oak Ridge | what gets checked and what a failure means |
| Land investor | Septic installation in Oak Ridge | 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 Roane County, Tennessee, which covers part of Oak Ridge, we have measured 11,668 parcels on septic and 10,290 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Oak Ridge on its own and this page does not estimate one. Oak Ridge also extends into Anderson County, which are reported separately below and are not included in that figure.
Oak Ridge is in Roane and Anderson Counties, Tennessee.
From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Oak Ridge’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 Oak Ridge.
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 Roane and Anderson Counties, Tennessee.