North Carolina
Excavation Contractors in North Carolina
943 earthwork contractors across 247 cities in North Carolina. Pick your city below.
Cities in North Carolina with earthwork contractors
247 cities. The number on each is how many contractors work there.
About earthwork contractors in North Carolina
North Carolina is one of the deeper states in this directory: 943 earthwork contractors across 247 cities, with the biggest benches in Charlotte (35), Raleigh (28) and Concord (24). 61 North Carolina cities carry five or more crews, so most jobs here have a real shortlist to compare. The trades with the most North Carolina coverage are excavation (705), grading & site prep (405) and land clearing (180). 770 of these North Carolina listings carry Google reviews, averaging 4.7 stars, and 629 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. 225 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 North Carolina: questions
Which North Carolina cities have the most excavation contractors?
Charlotte with 35, Raleigh with 28, Concord with 24, Fayetteville with 24 and Hickory with 23 lead the North Carolina list. In total we cover 247 cities in the state, 943 contractors between them, and every city page can be filtered down to the specific job you need done.
How much does excavation cost in North Carolina?
There is no North Carolina 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 943 North Carolina contractors listed here; the quotes that come back beat any published range.
Can one North Carolina contractor clear, grade and dig?
225 of the 943 contractors we list in North Carolina show three or more earthwork trades, and hiring one of them beats paying two mobilizations. The widest on our records is Dirt Doctors Grading, Clearing, and Excavation in Hendersonville, covering 7: excavation, land clearing, grading & site prep 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 North Carolina?
180 of the 943 North Carolina 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 North Carolina city page by "land clearing" to see who takes it.