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Excavation contractors in Allegany County, NY

24 excavation contractors are registered in Allegany County. All 24 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Wellsville.

New York requires excavators to notify the one-call center at least two working days, and no more than ten, before digging begins.1 New York 811 takes calls for the Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties, and UDig NY covers the rest of the state.2 Home improvement contractors must be licensed in New York City and in Suffolk, Nassau, Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties.3 Construction that disturbs one acre or more of soil needs coverage under the DEC's stormwater permit for construction activity, and smaller thresholds apply in New York City and the city's watershed east of the Hudson.4

All 24 contractors

  1. K S Laforge Excavating Inc
    Wellsville5.0 from 3 reviews via Google
    (585) 593-6177
  2. Tatham Excavating & Equipment LLC
    Cuba5.0 from 5 reviews via Google
    (585) 610-8484
  3. Hulse Excavation Group LLC
    Andover5.0 from 4 reviews via Google
    (607) 590-6028
  4. Ungermann Excavating Inc
    Cuba4.2 from 5 reviews via Google
    (585) 968-1790
  5. (716) 474-5075
Map of excavation contractors in Allegany County, NY
Pins mark ZIP code areas. A number shows how many contractors share that ZIP code.
  1. (607) 276-2813
  2. (585) 993-3590
  3. (716) 498-0008
  4. (585) 968-4665
  5. (607) 382-7660
  6. (585) 322-4033
  7. (716) 560-6285
  8. (716) 378-4894
  9. (716) 474-6936
  10. Mesler Excavating
    Little Genese
    (716) 307-7383
  11. (585) 593-9121
  12. (585) 973-7611
  13. (585) 968-2127
  14. (607) 478-5383
  15. (585) 365-2131
  16. (585) 567-8955
  17. RJ Excavation
    Wellsville
    (716) 498-4582
  18. (585) 268-5593
  19. (585) 610-7248

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What excavation costs in New York

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 has no separate figure for the Northeast, so expect prices near the national range.

Ranges compiled from HomeGuide, Angi, HomeAdvisor and contractor-published guides, checked September 2026.

Nearby counties

Sources

  1. 1.16 NYCRR Part 753
  2. 2.NYS Department of Public Service
  3. 3.New York State Attorney General
  4. 4.NYS Department of Environmental Conservation