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Published Soil Surveys for Pennsylvania

Soil surveys are being completed and published on a continuing schedule.  As time passes, the data in published surveys become dated. The official information about the soils in a given area is available from the Soil Data Mart, which provides the most current data about the soils. If spatial data are available, the Web Soil Survey also provides access to the most current information. In the “Date” column, the word “current” is used for those surveys having both tabular and spatial data in the Soil Data Mart. “Archived PDF online” refers to any surveys published as PDF files on the Web, including new surveys as well as old ones dating back to 1899.

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Follow these instructions to download both text and maps.
 How to Save an Archived Soil Survey Publication to Your Local Machine (PDF; 2.8 MB) 

For information about areas not included on the following list of soil survey publications or for ordering or obtaining information about reference copies (CD-ROM or paper copy), contact:

State Conservationist
1 Credit Union Place, Suite 340
Harrisburg, PA 17110-2993
Phone: 717-237-2200
FAX: 717-237-2238

Soil survey name (Follow links for online surveys.) Date Paper copy available CD-ROM Archived PDF online Web Soil Survey (generated from official soil data)
Adams County 1904 No No No No
Adams County 1967 No No No No
Adams County 2005 No No Yes No
Adams County Current No No No Yes
Allegheny County 1981 Yes No Yes No
Allegheny County Current No No No Yes
Armstrong County 1939 No No No No
Armstrong County 1977 Yes No No No
Armstrong County Current No No No Yes
Beaver and Lawrence Counties 1982 Yes No Yes No
Beaver and Lawrence Counties Current No No No Yes
Bedford County 1911 No No No No
Bedford County 1998 Yes No No No
Bedford County Current No No No Yes
Berks County 1909 No No No No
Berks County 1970 Yes No No No
Berks County Current No No No Yes
Blair County 1915 No No No No
Blair County 1981 Yes No Yes No
Blair County Current No No No Yes
Bradford and Sullivan Counties 1986 Yes No No No
Bradford and Sullivan Counties Current No No No Yes
Bradford County 1911 No No No No
Bucks and Philadelphia Counties 1975 Yes No No No
Bucks County 1946 No No No No
Bucks County Current No No No Yes
Butler County 1989 Yes No No No
Butler County Current No No No Yes
Cambria County 1915 No No No No
Cambria County 1985 Yes No No No
Cambria County Current No No No Yes
Cameron and Elk Counties 1993 Yes No No No
Cameron and Elk Counties Current No No No Yes
Carbon County 1962 No No Yes No
Carbon County Current No No No Yes
Center County 1910 No No No No
Centre County 1981 Yes No No No
Centre County Current No No No Yes
Chester and Delaware Counties 1963 No No No No
Chester County 1905 No No No No
Chester County Current No No No Yes
Clarion County 1958 Yes No Yes No
Clarion County Current No No No Yes
Clearfield County 1916 No No No No
Clearfield County 1988 Yes No No No
Clearfield County Current No No No Yes
Clinton County 1966 No No No No
Clinton County 2007 No Yes Yes No
Clinton County Current No No No Yes
Columbia County 1967 No No No No
Columbia County 1991 Yes No No No
Columbia County Current No No No Yes
Crawford County 1954 No No No No
Crawford County 1979 Yes No No No
Crawford County Current No No No Yes
Cumberland and Perry Counties 1986 Yes No No No
Cumberland County Current No No No Yes
Dauphin County 1972 No No Yes No
Dauphin County Current No No No Yes
Delaware County Current No No No Yes
Erie County 1910 No No No No
Erie County 1960 Yes No No No
Erie County Current No No No Yes
Fayette County 1973 Yes No No No
Fayette County 1991 Yes No No No
Fayette County Current No No No Yes
Franklin County 1938 No No No No
Franklin County 1975 Yes No No No
Franklin County Current No No No Yes
Fulton County 1969 Yes No No No
Fulton County 2006 No Yes No No
Fulton County Current No No No Yes
Fulton, Soils of (state) 1947 Yes No No No
Greene and Washington Counties 1983 Yes No Yes No
Greene and Washington Counties Current No No No Yes
Greene County 1921 No No No No
Huntingdon County 1944 No No No No
Huntingdon County 1978 Yes No No No
Huntingdon County Current No No No Yes
Indiana County 1931 No No No No
Indiana County 1968 Yes No No No
Indiana County Current No No No Yes
Jefferson County 1964 Yes No No No
Jefferson County Current No No No Yes
Johnstown Area 1907 No No No No
Juniata and Mifflin Counties 1981 Yes No No No
Juniata and Mifflin Counties Current No No No Yes
Lackawana and Wyoming Counties 1982 Yes No No No
Lackawanna County Current No No No Yes
Lancaster Area 1900 No No No No
Lancaster County 1914 No No No No
Lancaster County 1959 No No No No
Lancaster County 1985 Yes No No No
Lancaster County Current No No No Yes
Lebanon Area 1901 No No No No
Lebanon County 1981 No No No No
Lebanon County 1991 Yes No Yes No
Lebanon County Current No No No Yes
Lehigh County 1912 No No No No
Lehigh County 1963 Yes No Yes No
Lehigh County Current No No No Yes
Lockhaven Area 1903 No No No No
Luzerne County 1981 Yes No No No
Luzerne County Current No No No Yes
Lycoming County 1923 No No No No
Lycoming County 1986 Yes No No No
Lycoming County Current No No No Yes
McKean County 1987 Yes No No No
McKean County Current No No No Yes
Mercer County 1917 No No No No
Mercer County 1971 Yes No No No
Mercer County Current No No No Yes
Monroe County 1981 Yes No No No
Monroe County Current No No No Yes
Montgomery County 1905 No No No No
Montgomery County 1967 No No Yes No
Montgomery County Current No No No Yes
Montour and Northumberland Counties 1955 No No No No
Montour County 1985 Yes No Yes No
Montour County Current No No No Yes
Northampton County 1974 Yes No No No
Northampton County Current No No No Yes
Northumberland County 1985 Yes No Yes No
Northumberland County Current No No No Yes
Perry County Current No No No Yes
Philadelphia County Current No No No Yes
Pike County 1969 No Yes No No
Pike County Current No No No Yes
Potter County 1958 No No No No
Potter County Current No No No Yes
Reconnaissance, Northeastern Pennsylvania 1911 No No No No
Reconnaissance, Northwestern Pennsylvania 1908 No No No No
Reconnaissance, South-Central Pennsylvania 1910 No No No No
Reconnaissance, Southeastern Pennsylvania 1912 No No No No
Reconnaissance, Southwestern Pennsylvania 1909 No No No No
Schuylkill County 1982 Yes No Yes No
Schuylkill County Current No No No Yes
Snyder County 1985 Yes No Yes No
Snyder County Current No No No Yes
Somerset County 1983 Yes No Yes No
Somerset County Current No No No Yes
Susquehanna County 1973 No No Yes No
Susquehanna County Current No No No Yes
Tioga County 1929 No No No No
Tioga County 1981 Yes No No No
Tioga County Current No No No Yes
Union County 1946 No No No No
Union County 1985 Yes No Yes No
Union County Current No No No Yes
Venango County 1975 Yes No Yes No
Venango County Current No No No Yes
Warren and Forest Counties 1985 Yes No Yes No
Warren and Forest Counties Current No No No Yes
Washington County 1910 No No No No
Wayne County 1938 No No No No
Wayne County 1985 Yes No No No
Wayne County Current No No No Yes
Westmoreland County 1968 Yes No No No
Westmoreland County Current No No No Yes
Wyoming County 1929 No No No No
Wyoming County Current No No No Yes
York County 1912 No No No No
York County 1963 No No No No
York County 2003 Yes Yes Yes No
York County Current No No No Yes