Septic companies in Hagerstown, MD

What the ground in Hagerstown is like

The USDA soil survey rates mapped ground in Hagerstown for septic drain-field suitability across roughly 13 square miles. About 51% of the rated ground is classed "Somewhat limited", the survey records restrictions that design and sizing can often work around.

In Hagerstown, the leading limit is slow water movement: effluent does not drain through the soil fast enough, so a conventional field can back up or pond when the ground cannot keep pace. The survey flags that limit on about 65% of the rated ground here.

The limiting features the survey records most often here:

• Slow water movement64.7%
• Slope18.3%
• Depth to saturated zone9.9%
• Flooding4.8%

This is survey data for mapped areas, not a substitute for a site evaluation on your own lot. Conditions on a single parcel can differ from the map.

USDA NRCS SSURGO, ENG Septic Tank Absorption Fields · 50.8% Somewhat limited · Slow water movement · 44 map units · 13.26 sq mi · read 2026-08-30