Septic records and services in Pownal, Vermont

In Bennington County, Vermont, which covers Pownal, we have measured 12,181 parcels on septic and 3,916 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Pownal on its own and this page does not estimate one.

What Pownal is, in the records

Pownal is a census-designated place in Bennington County, Vermont. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 42.765345, -73.234162 and its land area at 0.51 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 Pownal

We hold 25,784 septic records for Bennington County, Vermont. That is a substantial partial collection rather than a complete one, so a Pownal 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 (12,181 of 16,097). A property near Pownal 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 Pownal?

No. We measure septic and sewer at parcel level and roll it up by county. In Bennington County, Vermont, which covers Pownal, we have measured 12,181 parcels on septic and 3,916 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Pownal on its own and this page does not estimate one.

Which county is Pownal in?

Pownal is in Bennington County, Vermont.

Records and services around Pownal

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

ZIP codes that overlap Pownal

From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Pownal’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 05261 (100% of the census-designated place)

Nearest other places

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

• Pownal Center — 2.3 mi
• North Pownal — 2.6 mi
• Bennington — 7.8 mi
• Old Bennington — 8.3 mi
• Stamford — 8.8 mi
• North Bennington — 10.7 mi
• South Shaftsbury — 12.3 mi
• Readsboro — 14.3 mi
• Whitingham — 17.9 mi
• Chimney Hill — 18.5 mi
• Wilmington — 20.2 mi
• Jacksonville — 21.3 mi
• Arlington — 21.7 mi
• Manchester — 28.5 mi
• Stratton Mountain — 29.4 mi
• Wardsboro — 29.6 mi
• Manchester Center — 30.9 mi
• Jamaica — 32.6 mi
• West Brattleboro — 32.7 mi
• Newfane — 33.1 mi
• Algiers — 33.4 mi
• West Dummerston — 33.5 mi
• Harmonyville — 34.3 mi
• Townshend — 34.6 mi
• Dorset — 34.8 mi
• Brattleboro — 34.9 mi
• East Dorset — 35.0 mi
• South Londonderry — 36.5 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 Bennington County, Vermont.

Open the parcel map and design tool