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Excavation contractors in Dauphin County, PA

23 excavation contractors are registered in Dauphin County. All 23 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Harrisburg.

Pennsylvania law requires anyone planning to dig to notify the one-call system at least three business days, and no more than ten business days, before work starts.1, 2 The state has no licensing requirement for most construction contractors, though some municipalities license them locally.3 Contractors who do $5,000 or more a year in home improvement work, which includes driveways, must register with the Attorney General.4 Earth disturbance of 5,000 square feet or more needs a written erosion and sediment control plan, and disturbance of 1 acre or more needs an NPDES permit.5, 6

All 23 contractors

  1. Aa Excavation LLC
    Middletown5.0 from 10 reviews via Google
    (717) 695-1632
  2. Robinsons Excavating and Mulch LLC
    Dauphin5.0 from 17 reviews via Google
    (717) 921-8980
  3. (717) 362-9483
  4. (717) 440-8172
  5. (717) 909-5578
Map of excavation contractors in Dauphin County, PA
Pins mark ZIP code areas. A number shows how many contractors share that ZIP code.
  1. (717) 469-0449
  2. (717) 566-4248
  3. (717) 647-9289
  4. (717) 921-2740
  5. (717) 566-3769
  6. (717) 652-6441
  7. (717) 647-9533
  8. (717) 580-3856
  9. (717) 909-0280
  10. (717) 657-9876
  11. (717) 460-8111
  12. (717) 648-5256
  13. (717) 469-0646
  14. (717) 644-0289
  15. (717) 567-8990
  16. (717) 944-3040
  17. (717) 443-2980
  18. Strohecker Excavating
    Elizabethville
    (717) 827-4067

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What excavation costs in Pennsylvania

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.

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Sources

  1. 1.Underground Utility Line Protection Law, Act 287 of 1974
  2. 2.Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
  3. 3.Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
  4. 4.Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
  5. 5.25 Pa. Code § 102.4
  6. 6.25 Pa. Code § 102.5