Excavation contractors in Lewis County, NY
25 excavation contractors are registered in Lewis County. All 25 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Lowville.
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 25 contractors
- Lyndaker Excavating & Trucking LLC(315) 346-6624Castorland4.0 from 4 reviews via Google
- Shue Bros Excavating & Logging Inc(315) 348-6268Port Leyden
- (315) 688-4108
- (315) 688-4108
- Empire Excavation & Hauling(315) 688-2531Copenhagen
- Pate Dirt Work and Storage(315) 405-3833Castorland
- Pierces Trucking & Excavating LLC(315) 543-2980Harrisville
- Tiffany Excavating & Grading(315) 376-7892Glenfield
- Charles Humphrey Excavating(315) 527-5987Constableville
- Crouse Excavating(315) 376-3300Lowville
- J&J Trucking & Excavating(315) 688-4209Copenhagen
- Powis Excavating & Contracting(315) 688-2529Copenhagen
- Seeloffs Excavating and Hauling(315) 804-1349Port Leyden
- BCB Landscaping & Excavating(315) 404-8066Glenfield
- Black Creek Excavating(315) 489-2581Croghan
- Carpenters Excavating and Logging(315) 404-6746Constableville
- Zehr Trucking and Excavating Inc(315) 523-0924Lowville
- Farney Tree & Excavation LLC(315) 346-1191Croghan
- (315) 376-8382
- Apex Excavation LLC(315) 399-7810Harrisville
- B&T Excavating LLC(315) 921-4801Lowville
- (315) 348-8977
- Koster Excavating(315) 376-4168Lowville
- Rodney Mattis Excavating(315) 346-1525Croghan
- (315) 348-8246
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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.