Excavation contractors in Posey County, IN
17 excavation contractors are registered in Posey County. All 17 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Mount Vernon.
Indiana law requires an excavator's notice to reach the Indiana Underground Plant Protection Service, reached by dialing 811, at least two full working days and no more than ten calendar days before work starts.1 The only construction contractors licensed by the state are plumbers, and licensing for other contractors is left to cities and counties.2 Construction activity that disturbs one acre or more of land falls under IDEM's Construction Stormwater General Permit.3
All 17 contractors
- Mitchell Concrete Pumping LLC(812) 454-0886Wadesville
- Russell's Excavating & Septic Tanks Inc(812) 838-2471Mount Vernon
- Chastain Excavating(812) 985-5514Mt Vernon
- Price Excavating and Trucking LLC(812) 307-0247Mount Vernon
- Man Excavating LLC(812) 622-0704Wadesville
- Mayers Backhoe Service(812) 673-4950Wadesville
- Wildeman Septic and Excavating Inc(812) 204-5691Mt Vernon
- Ashworth Excavating Inc(812) 838-6321Mount Vernon
- McGennis Excavating LLC(812) 838-3994Mt Vernon
- Price Excavating(812) 838-0075Mt Vernon
- Larrys Excavating(812) 838-3161Mt Vernon
- Martin Woodward Backhoe Service(812) 963-8026Poseyville
- Cox Backhoe Service(812) 985-0266Mt Vernon
- Edwards Excavation LLC(983) 260-8599Wadesville
- Falb Excavating Inc(812) 985-2392Mt Vernon
- Steve Wildeman Excavating(812) 682-3405New Harmony
- Wilkinson Excavating LLC(812) 781-0877New Harmony
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What excavation costs in Indiana
Ranges are national; get three local quotes.
- Residential excavation and site prep
- $1,500–$5,000 for a typical job; $2,500–$15,000 for a full home sitePrice driver: Soil: clay and rock cost more than loam
- Land clearing, small lot
- $1,400–$5,800Price driver: Tree density
- Grading a yard
- $1,000–$5,000 for an average backyardPrice driver: Slope
- Driveway excavation, before gravel or paving
- $1,000–$5,000Price driver: Access: tight sites need smaller machines and more hours
- Dirt haul-off
- $500–$6,000 per jobPrice driver: Haul distance and disposal
Published labor data puts the Midwest roughly 20% above the Southeast.
Ranges compiled from HomeGuide, Angi, HomeAdvisor and contractor-published guides, checked September 2026.