California
Excavation Contractors in California
2055 earthwork contractors across 515 cities in California. Pick your city below.
Cities in California with earthwork contractors
515 cities. The number on each is how many contractors work there.
About earthwork contractors in California
California is one of the deeper states in this directory: 2055 earthwork contractors across 515 cities, with the biggest benches in Riverside (46), Fresno (43) and Los Angeles (41). 144 California cities carry five or more crews, so most jobs here have a real shortlist to compare. The trades with the most California coverage are excavation (1396), demolition (798) and driveways & gravel roads (363). 1554 of these California listings carry Google reviews, averaging 4.6 stars, and 1210 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. 350 cover three or more trades, which is often the cheaper hire: one machine owner carries the job from clearing through grading to the dig. Pick a city below to see who works it and what each firm takes on. Updated for 2026.
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Excavation in California: questions
Which California cities have the most excavation contractors?
Riverside with 46, Fresno with 43, Los Angeles with 41, San Jose with 37 and Bakersfield with 33 lead the California list. In total we cover 515 cities in the state, 2055 contractors between them, and every city page can be filtered down to the specific job you need done.
How much does excavation cost in California?
There is no California rate card: contractors quote after seeing access, soil and haul distance. As national reference points, small residential digs commonly land between $1,500 and $5,000, land clearing runs about $1,500 to $5,000 an acre, and a conventional septic install is $5,000 to $15,000. Describe one identical scope to two or three of the 2055 California contractors listed here; the quotes that come back beat any published range.
Can one California contractor clear, grade and dig?
350 of the 2055 contractors we list in California show three or more earthwork trades, and hiring one of them beats paying two mobilizations. The widest on our records is Howie Excavating & Grading in Santa Rosa, covering 6: excavation, grading & site prep, septic systems and demolition. Open any city page and stack the job filters to find the firms that cover your whole scope.
Who does land clearing in California?
86 of the 2055 California listings show land clearing: taking trees, brush and stumps off a lot before anything can be dug or built. Clearing is priced per acre and moves hardest on tree density and the debris plan (mulch on site, burn, or haul off), so settle the debris question first. Filter any California city page by "land clearing" to see who takes it.