Septic service in Gaffney, SC
- Repairs, inspections, pumping and cleaning for Gaffney homes and businesses
- We take emergency septic calls 24/7
- A written contract before work starts
Gaffney at a glance
Septic soil rating
Mostly Cecil soils, rated somewhat limited by NRCS
Housing age
Median home built about 1975 (Census ACS)
Elevation
About 787 feet above sea level (USGS)
SC DES region
Cherokee County, DES Greenville/Spartanburg
About septic in Gaffney
About Gaffney
Gaffney is a Cherokee County city of 12,764 people on the I-85 corridor, 18.1 miles northeast of Spartanburg in a straight line and 21.5 miles by road. The drive takes about 32 minutes on I-85, US-221 and SC-105. East Gaffney is 1.1 miles northeast and Blacksburg 8.3 miles beyond. We serve Gaffney. SC DES handles septic permits through its Greenville/Spartanburg office.
Soil and ground
All five sampled points are rated somewhat limited by NRCS, with Cecil at three and Tatum at two. Mapped soils in the area bring slow water movement, shallow bedrock at two points and slope at one. The shallowest mapped bedrock is about 52 inches. Surface texture runs from clay loam to silty clay loam. Elevation is about 787 feet and the ground is gently rolling. This is generalized survey data; individual lots differ and need a site evaluation.
Soil data: USDA NRCS Web Soil Survey. Housing data: US Census Bureau ACS.Homes here
Gaffney had 5,904 housing units at the 2020 Census. In the 2020-2024 ACS estimates the median home was built about 1975, and about 60 percent predate 1980. About half of homes, 50 percent, are owner-occupied, and about 2 percent are mobile homes. With that many older houses, finding the tank, pumping it and having it inspected is often the first step.
Gaffney questions
Do Peoples Creek and other streams matter for septic in Gaffney?
Peoples Creek runs 0.5 mile from the centre, with Providence Branch and Irene Creek about a mile out. FEMA shows a mapped flood zone within about 0.3 mile. In general, homes in or near mapped zones can have high water tables. We judge a yard on site, not from a map.
Is every soil in Gaffney rated the same for septic?
Mapped soils in the area are Cecil and Tatum, and NRCS rates all five sampled points somewhat limited. None came back not limited. That is generalized survey data for the area. A lot can be better or worse than the rating, so each needs its own site evaluation.
Do you serve Gaffney?
Gaffney is about 22 miles from downtown Spartanburg, inside the area we serve. Call 864-680-2692 or send the form with your address and we will tell you for sure.
How do I get a septic quote in Gaffney?
Send the form on this page or call, with your address, the job you need or any issues you have noticed, and the tank size if you know it.
Do you take emergency calls in Gaffney?
We take emergency septic calls 24/7. Call 864-680-2692 and tell us your address and what you see.
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Septic service in Gaffney
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