In Calumet County, Wisconsin, which covers part of Appleton, we have measured 4,675 parcels on septic and 14,108 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Appleton on its own and this page does not estimate one. Appleton also extends into Outagamie County and Winnebago County, which are reported separately below and are not included in that figure.
Appleton is a city in Calumet, Outagamie and Winnebago Counties, Wisconsin. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 44.278873, -88.388284 and its land area at 25.42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calumet County | 0 | 4,675 | 14,108 | county portal | account or login required |
| Outagamie County | 0 | 11,734 | 50,947 | not published | — |
| Winnebago County | 0 | 7,359 | 49,347 | not published | — |
We have not yet collected septic documents from Calumet County, Wisconsin, so for a Appleton 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 genuinely mixed: 4,675 of 18,783 classified parcels are on septic and the rest are sewered. Which side of that line a Appleton address falls on is worth establishing before anything else. 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.
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 Appleton | keeping the system you have working |
| Buyer or seller | Buying or selling in Appleton | what to pull and check before closing |
| Realtor | Buying or selling in Appleton | the same records a seller needs on file |
| Designer or engineer | Septic design in Appleton | design flow, tank capacity, dispersal sizing |
| Installer or contractor | Septic installation in Appleton | site evaluation, permit sequence, inspection |
| Septic pumper | Septic pumping in Appleton | tank access, lids and service interval |
| Inspector | Septic inspection in Appleton | what gets checked and what a failure means |
| Land investor | Septic installation in Appleton | 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 Calumet County, Wisconsin, which covers part of Appleton, we have measured 4,675 parcels on septic and 14,108 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Appleton on its own and this page does not estimate one. Appleton also extends into Outagamie County and Winnebago County, which are reported separately below and are not included in that figure.
Appleton is in Calumet, Outagamie and Winnebago Counties, Wisconsin.
From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Appleton’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 Appleton.
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 Calumet, Outagamie and Winnebago Counties, Wisconsin.