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Excavation contractors in Greene County, NY

32 excavation contractors are registered in Greene County. All 32 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Catskill.

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 32 contractors

  1. Blue Mountain Excavation
    Ashland4.5 from 8 reviews via Google
    (518) 734-5173
  2. Halsted Excavating Corp
    Earlton5.0 from 8 reviews via Google
    (518) 731-6190
  3. Kevin Thompson Excavating & Trucking Inc
    Haines Falls4.8 from 12 reviews via Google
    (518) 589-9761
  4. (518) 589-9002
  5. (518) 491-0256
Map of excavation contractors in Greene County, NY
Pins mark ZIP code areas. A number shows how many contractors share that ZIP code.
  1. (518) 734-5303
  2. (518) 966-4561
  3. (518) 653-6191
  4. (607) 644-8860
  5. (518) 589-6911
  6. (518) 291-6596
  7. (518) 731-8721
  8. DJR Services
    Prattsville
    (518) 925-9468
  9. (845) 688-7791
  10. (518) 943-5309
  11. (518) 734-5301
  12. (518) 821-8271
  13. (518) 622-8505
  14. (518) 821-9456
  15. (518) 365-6865
  16. (607) 588-7001
  17. (518) 360-9955
  18. (518) 299-3331
  19. (518) 947-9116
  20. (518) 819-6497
  21. (518) 925-6539
  22. (845) 633-1179
  23. (518) 622-9225
  24. (518) 528-6008
  25. (845) 688-5962
  26. (518) 225-3253
  27. (518) 719-6589

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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