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Excavation contractors in St. Lawrence County, NY

49 excavation contractors are registered in St. Lawrence County. All 49 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Ogdensburg.

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 49 contractors

  1. Haggett Excavating
    Norwood5.0 from 3 reviews via Google
    (315) 353-2359
  2. Ward Excavating and Paving Inc
    Potsdam4.6 from 9 reviews via Google
    (315) 268-0064
  3. Spilman's Trucking and Excavating
    Gouverneur4.1 from 31 reviews via Google
    (315) 276-6904
  4. (315) 389-4696
  5. (315) 393-9490
Map of excavation contractors in St. Lawrence County, NY
Pins mark ZIP code areas. A number shows how many contractors share that ZIP code.
  1. (315) 769-5900
  2. (315) 323-4872
  3. (315) 286-9079
  4. (315) 323-4013
  5. (315) 486-3035
  6. Jeda Environmental
    MassenaDemolition
    (315) 769-3685
  7. (315) 244-1213
  8. (315) 384-3449
  9. (315) 393-4781
  10. (315) 386-3828
  11. (315) 353-2075
  12. (315) 848-3358
  13. (315) 265-5404
  14. (315) 375-8923
  15. (315) 323-5116
  16. (315) 804-0840
  17. (315) 222-8894
  18. (315) 386-4315
  19. (315) 764-9328
  20. (315) 848-3552
  21. (315) 287-4879
  22. (315) 262-2681
  23. (315) 250-5065
  24. (315) 600-6182
  25. (315) 287-0545
  26. (315) 262-7080
  27. (315) 265-8814
  28. (315) 528-5516
  29. (315) 742-7101
  30. (315) 323-0758
  31. (315) 287-0675
  32. (315) 353-2701
  33. (315) 276-0086
  34. (315) 384-3989
  35. Jayven Youngs
    Ogdensburg
    (315) 323-5116
  36. (315) 212-1872
  37. (315) 600-0704
  38. (315) 328-4714
  39. (315) 848-3405
  40. (315) 323-1980
  41. (315) 386-2159
  42. (315) 244-6417
  43. (315) 842-8393
  44. Frego Excavation
    South Colton
    (315) 244-9111

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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