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Excavation contractors in Cayuga County, NY

38 excavation contractors are registered in Cayuga County. All 38 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Auburn.

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 38 contractors

  1. E Martin Excavating
    Port Byron5.0 from 6 reviews via Google
    (315) 283-3938
  2. (315) 406-6656
  3. (505) 459-1178
  4. (315) 889-7180
  5. (315) 224-6495
Map of excavation contractors in Cayuga County, NY
Pins mark ZIP code areas. A number shows how many contractors share that ZIP code.
  1. (315) 252-1176
  2. (315) 283-2425
  3. (315) 252-0705
  4. (315) 406-8326
  5. (315) 626-6308
  6. Shaw Excavation
    King Ferry
    (315) 515-9666
  7. (315) 626-6295
  8. (315) 364-8112
  9. (315) 730-9180
  10. (315) 224-4224
  11. (315) 406-8032
  12. (315) 497-1372
  13. (315) 364-8931
  14. (315) 729-5031
  15. (315) 834-6568
  16. (315) 246-8870
  17. (315) 776-9632
  18. (315) 776-8218
  19. (315) 237-4686
  20. (315) 209-2575
  21. (315) 209-2575
  22. (315) 567-4699
  23. (315) 374-0636
  24. (315) 496-2055
  25. (315) 776-4260
  26. (315) 730-2981
  27. (315) 383-1428
  28. (315) 729-1906
  29. (315) 564-6814
  30. (315) 497-1506
  31. (315) 497-1999
  32. (585) 721-6316
  33. (405) 350-6508

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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