Excavation contractors in Onondaga County, NY
39 excavation contractors are registered in Onondaga County. All 39 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Syracuse.
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 39 contractors
- Excavation Plus Inc(315) 685-8640Skaneateles5.0 from 7 reviews via Google
- Munro Excavation LLC(315) 412-3369Camillus4.8 from 22 reviews via Google
- JDL Excavation LLC(607) 351-8297Marietta5.0 from 10 reviews via Google
- Southern Hills Excavation LLC(607) 643-5270Tully5.0 from 3 reviews via Google
- Casinella Excavating LLC(315) 638-7402Warners2.3 from 3 reviews via Google
- Stevens Tree & Excavation Inc(315) 750-6002Kirkville
- Brillo Excavating and Waste Disposal LLC(315) 685-0106Skaneateles
- JMR Excavation LLC(315) 246-3021Skaneateles
- LEN Zappala Excavating(315) 458-3900North Syracuse
- Shute's Rent Me Dumpsters(315) 952-8464Lafayette
- J B Excavations Inc(315) 636-8544Marietta
- (315) 289-8894
- MD Excavation LLC(315) 440-8106Lafayette
- Excavation Snowplowing(315) 415-2813Elbridge
- (315) 575-1485
- Skaneateles Excavation Inc(315) 685-6892Skaneateles
- R W Card Excavating Trucking Inc(315) 685-8690Skaneateles
- C C Paving & Excavating Inc(315) 451-2200Syracuse3.7 from 3 reviews via Google
- Dobrovosky Excavation Inc(315) 685-7022Skaneateles
- Doug Fellows Trucking(315) 673-2952Marcellus
- Excavating & Trucking LLC(315) 451-3967Warners
- Mason Small Excavation(315) 683-5425Fabius
- Match Box Excavation(315) 440-3512Skaneateles
- (315) 263-2079
- Brown's Excavating LLC(315) 378-7103Brewerton
- CNY Tree & Excavation(315) 679-7602Cicero
- (315) 699-2330
- Ambro Excavation LLC(315) 263-3578Syracuse
- Salt City Sitework Ltd(315) 652-3355Liverpool
- Denoble Excavation(315) 460-5801Fabius
- General Contracting(315) 673-0141Skaneateles
- Next Gen Excavation LLC(315) 481-6371Manlius
- (315) 696-0121
- J and A Excavation LLC(315) 673-4939Marcellus
- J G Gambell Excavation(315) 696-5166Marietta
- Jet Excavating(315) 559-6274Clay
- Ka Excavating LLC(315) 857-3979Baldwinsville
- Savannah Civil Sitework LLC(315) 685-8461Bridgeport
- Whitey's Excavation(315) 696-5720Tully
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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.