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

Name: Orleans County, Vermont water well statistics
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✓ 7,860 Vermont DEC records · verified 2026-10-12

245 ftmedian well depth

160 ft–325 fttypical depth range

20 ftmedian static water level

10 gpmmedian yield (7,625 tests)

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How deep are wells in Orleans County, Vermont?

The median drilled well depth in Orleans County is 245 ft, based on 7,839 wells with recorded depths in the state Vermont DEC database. Half of all wells fall between 160 ft and 325 ft; 90% are shallower than 454 ft. Wells drilled since 2016 have a median depth of 304 ft.

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

Applying published per-foot rates to the local median depth of 304 ft: drilling and casing alone typically runs $7,600–$19,760; a complete system including pump, pressure tank, and hookup typically runs $18,240–$30,400. Actual quotes depend on site access, geology, and casing requirements.

What is the static water level in Orleans County?

The median static water level is 20 ft below ground surface (middle half of wells: 10 ft–20 ft), from 4,701 measurements.

How much water do wells in Orleans County produce?

The median tested yield is 10 gpm (middle half: 5 gpm–25 gpm), from 7,625 pump tests. A typical household needs 5–10 gpm.

Drilled depth distribution

0–50 ft 66 50–100 ft 400 100–150 ft 1,017 150–200 ft 1,165 200–300 ft 2,388 300–400 ft 1,499 400–600 ft 1,039 600+ ft 265

Who drills wells in Orleans County?

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

Driller	Wells since 2016
Gosselin Artesian Well Co Inc	752
N A Manosh Corp	158
Chevalier Drilling Co Inc	35
Tri State Drilling and Boring Inc	26
Spafford & Sons of Williston VT Inc	11
Gould Well Drilling Inc	3
VALLEY ARTESIAN WELL CO INC	2
Vermont Well and Pump	1

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Well records by ZIP code in Orleans County

Median depth, water level, and yield for each ZIP code with recorded wells.

Orleans (05860) — 656 wells, median 250 ft
Derby (05829) — 616 wells, median 240 ft
North Troy (05859) — 536 wells, median 248 ft
Morgan (05853) — 523 wells, median 250 ft
Newport Center (05857) — 501 wells, median 280 ft
Newport (05855) — 458 wells, median 275 ft
Derby Line (05830) — 430 wells, median 210 ft
Glover (05839) — 392 wells, median 200 ft
West Charleston (05872) — 378 wells, median 220 ft
Barton (05875) — 371 wells, median 220 ft
Irasburg (05845) — 352 wells, median 225 ft
Craftsbury (05826) — 350 wells, median 242 ft
Coventry (05825) — 318 wells, median 254 ft
Greensboro (05841) — 297 wells, median 199 ft
Lowell (05847) — 266 wells, median 254 ft
Barton (05822) — 230 wells, median 265 ft
Craftsbury Common (05827) — 221 wells, median 250 ft
Albany (05820) — 214 wells, median 225 ft
Beebe Plain (05823) — 209 wells, median 300 ft
Troy (05868) — 186 wells, median 254 ft
East Charleston (05833) — 142 wells, median 279 ft
Westfield (05874) — 134 wells, median 250 ft

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.