Septic companies in Hellertown, PA

What the ground in Hellertown is like

The USDA soil survey rates mapped ground in Hellertown for septic drain-field suitability across roughly 1.3 square miles. About 73% of the rated ground is classed "Not limited", the survey records few restrictions for a conventional drain field across most of that ground.

In Hellertown, 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 24% of the rated ground here.

The limiting features the survey records most often here:

• Slow water movement23.6%
• Seepage, bottom layer14.5%
• Depth to saturated zone13.4%
• Flooding8.3%

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 · 73.2% Not limited · Slow water movement · 19 map units · 1.31 sq mi · read 2026-08-30