Pennsylvania
Excavation Contractors in Pennsylvania
416 earthwork contractors across 163 cities in Pennsylvania. Pick your city below.
Cities in Pennsylvania with earthwork contractors
163 cities. The number on each is how many contractors work there.
About earthwork contractors in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is one of the deeper states in this directory: 416 earthwork contractors across 163 cities, with the biggest benches in Pittsburgh (47), Altoona (20) and Bethlehem (18). 15 Pennsylvania cities carry five or more crews, so most jobs here have a real shortlist to compare. The trades with the most Pennsylvania coverage are excavation (377), demolition (78) and concrete & foundations (55). 345 of these Pennsylvania listings carry Google reviews, averaging 4.6 stars, and 251 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. 74 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.
Where these numbers come from: how we build and check our listings.
Excavation in Pennsylvania: questions
Which Pennsylvania cities have the most excavation contractors?
Pittsburgh with 47, Altoona with 20, Bethlehem with 18, Philadelphia with 18 and Erie with 16 lead the Pennsylvania list. In total we cover 163 cities in the state, 416 contractors between them, and every city page can be filtered down to the specific job you need done.
How much does excavation cost in Pennsylvania?
There is no Pennsylvania 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 416 Pennsylvania contractors listed here; the quotes that come back beat any published range.
Can one Pennsylvania contractor clear, grade and dig?
74 of the 416 contractors we list in Pennsylvania show three or more earthwork trades, and hiring one of them beats paying two mobilizations. The widest on our records is BetterWay Excavating in Lancaster, covering 7: excavation, septic systems, demolition and trenching & utilities. Open any city page and stack the job filters to find the firms that cover your whole scope.
Who does land clearing in Pennsylvania?
24 of the 416 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania city page by "land clearing" to see who takes it.