Find Excavation Contractors Near You
Find excavation contractors for site preparation, grading, foundation digs, drainage work and other earthmoving projects. Choose your location to see businesses serving your area.
Search excavation contractors by location
1,976 contractors across 72 metros, each confirmed on the company’s own website. Pick your city below; every listing links to the page where the company describes the service.
- Alabama: Birmingham (7), Huntsville (27)
- Arizona: Phoenix (12)
- Arkansas: Little Rock (23)
- California: Fresno (14), Los Angeles (29), Sacramento (6), San Diego (20), San Francisco (29), San Jose (22)
- Colorado: Denver (51)
- Connecticut: Hartford (59)
- District of Columbia: Washington, DC (13)
- Florida: Jacksonville (20), Miami (17), Orlando (7), Tampa (17)
- Georgia: Atlanta (33)
- Illinois: Chicago (23)
- Indiana: Indianapolis (31)
- Iowa: Des Moines (18)
- Kansas: Wichita (36)
- Kentucky: Louisville (14)
- Louisiana: Baton Rouge (16), New Orleans (6)
- Maryland: Baltimore (38)
- Massachusetts: Boston (46)
- Michigan: Detroit (14), Grand Rapids (35)
- Minnesota: Minneapolis (22)
- Mississippi: Jackson (16)
- Missouri: Kansas City (44), St. Louis (27)
- Nebraska: Omaha (21)
- Nevada: Las Vegas (32)
- New Mexico: Albuquerque (19)
- New York: Albany (45), Buffalo (38), New York (41), Rochester (40)
- North Carolina: Charlotte (31), Raleigh (29)
- Ohio: Cincinnati (27), Cleveland (54), Columbus (39)
- Oklahoma: Oklahoma City (37), Tulsa (29)
- Oregon: Portland (40)
- Pennsylvania: Philadelphia (29), Pittsburgh (56)
- Rhode Island: Providence (37)
- South Carolina: Charleston (21), Columbia (23), Greenville (27)
- Tennessee: Knoxville (49), Memphis (14), Nashville (17)
- Texas: Amarillo (10), Austin (40), College Station (16), Corpus Christi (15), Dallas (30), El Paso (10), Fort Worth (33), Houston (44), Lubbock (14), San Antonio (38), Tyler (38), Waco (6)
- Utah: Salt Lake City (35)
- Washington: Seattle (35)
- Wisconsin: Milwaukee (25)
Which excavation service do you need?
| Job | What to ask about |
|---|---|
| Residential site preparation | Access, clearing, cut/fill and finish elevations |
| Foundation excavation | Engineered depths, soil conditions, spoil haul-off |
| Land grading | Drainage, compaction and finish surface |
| Pond or drainage excavation | Depth, water management, spoil placement |
| Trenching | Utility locates, trench safety and reinstatement |
See site preparation for the usual project sequence and excavation costs for common pricing units.
Questions to ask excavation contractors
Provide dimensions, site access information and plans where available. Ask whether spoil removal, imported fill, rock excavation, dewatering, compaction tests and permits are included.
Before breaking ground, confirm underground utility locate requirements through 811.