Septic companies in Greensboro, NC

What the ground in Greensboro is like

The USDA soil survey rates mapped ground in Greensboro for septic drain-field suitability across roughly 135 square miles. About 70% of the rated ground is classed "Very limited", the survey records severe restrictions for a conventional drain field across most of that ground.

In Greensboro, 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 98% of the rated ground here.

The limiting features the survey records most often here:

• Slow water movement98.5%
• Seepage, bottom layer19.2%
• Slope12.1%
• Depth to saturated zone7.7%

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 · 69.7% Very limited · Slow water movement · 83 map units · 134.75 sq mi · read 2026-08-30