Vermont Well Data field records · 2026 survey

Vermont Well Data › Orange County

Orange County, Vermont: well depth, water level & drilling cost

✓ 7,659 Vermont DEC records · verified 2026-08-21

265 ftmedian well depth
198 ft–405 fttypical depth range
20 ftmedian static water level
8 gpmmedian yield (7,221 tests)

How deep are wells in Orange County, Vermont?

The median drilled well depth in Orange County is 265 ft, based on 7,635 wells with recorded depths in the state Vermont DEC database. Half of all wells fall between 198 ft and 405 ft; 90% are shallower than 505 ft. Wells drilled since 2016 have a median depth of 340 ft.

How much does it cost to drill a well in Orange County?

Applying published per-foot rates to the local median depth of 340 ft: drilling and casing alone typically runs $8,500–$22,100; a complete system including pump, pressure tank, and hookup typically runs $20,400–$34,000. Actual quotes depend on site access, geology, and casing requirements.

Get quotes from drillers active in Orange County

Free for property owners. We route your request only to licensed drillers who actually file well logs in Orange County — never sold elsewhere.

What is the static water level in Orange County?

The median static water level is 20 ft below ground surface (middle half of wells: 12 ft–38 ft), from 3,791 measurements.

How much water do wells in Orange County produce?

The median tested yield is 8 gpm (middle half: 3 gpm–20 gpm), from 7,221 pump tests. A typical household needs 5–10 gpm.

Pull every recorded well near a Orange County address — $29

Drilled depth distribution

0–50 ft 18 50–100 ft 137 100–150 ft 888 150–200 ft 870 200–300 ft 2,246 300–400 ft 1,321 400–600 ft 1,794 600+ ft 361

Who drills wells in Orange County?

Companies by number of wells completed in this county, per the well completion reports Vermont's licensed drillers file with DEC.

DrillerWells since 2016
Sargent Artesian Well329
Wragg Brothers of Vermont Inc175
N A Manosh Corp148
E. Benedini Artesian Well Co., Inc.143
VALLEY ARTESIAN WELL CO INC134
Spafford & Sons of Williston VT Inc31
Vermont Well and Pump31
Tri State Drilling and Boring Inc5

See every driller with wells on record in Orange County, ranked →

Get quotes from local drillers

Looking at a specific property in Orange County?

See every recorded well near any address — depths, water levels, yields, original driller's logs — in a one-time report.

Free lookup Property report — $29

Method: medians computed from Vermont DEC records (Vermont DEC private well completion reports, excluding abandoned, test, monitoring and injection wells; depths 0-5,000 ft). Cost estimate applies published per-foot ranges (checked 2026-06-11) to the local median depth — full methodology & sources.