Excavation contractors in Yates County, NY
16 excavation contractors are registered in Yates County. All 16 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Penn Yan.
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 16 contractors
- Washburn Excavating(607) 243-7801Dundee5.0 from 3 reviews via Google
- Marchionda Excavating Inc(315) 536-9674Penn Yan
- Aarons Excavating(315) 694-6882Branchport
- TLM Excavating & Associates LLC(315) 536-9886Penn Yan
- Lance Yonge Grading LLC(315) 729-5801Penn Yan
- (607) 243-5154
- Zimmerman's Excavating LLC(585) 478-2793Middlesex
- (315) 694-3226
- Nate Olney Excavating(315) 439-2402Dundee
- Finger Lakes Excavation(585) 445-0240Dundee
- RM Excavating(315) 536-2877Penn Yan
- Evergreen Excavation LLC(315) 536-5080Penn YanDemolition
- Gary Cronk Excavating(315) 536-4553Penn Yan
- Gudinas Excavating(315) 595-2251Branchport
- Jon's Excavating(315) 536-0388Penn Yan
- Mark Martin Excavating(315) 536-8338Penn Yan
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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.