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Land Surveyors

Where your property actually starts and stops.

When you need a survey

Fence going up, pool going in, addition near the setback line, a driveway the neighbor swears is theirs: these are survey moments. Pennsylvania lenders often do not require a survey at purchase, which is exactly why boundary surprises tend to show up years later, when something gets built.

Only a licensed professional land surveyor can set corners and stamp a plan in Pennsylvania; you can verify a license on PALS. Cost depends on parcel size, terrain, and how good the old records are. A quarter-acre borough lot and a wooded Carbon County tract are very different jobs.

You should walk away with marked corners and a drawn plan showing boundaries, easements, and rights-of-way. Hand the surveyor your deed and, if you have one, the title commitment; it speeds the research and often lowers the price.

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Licensing & resources

Pro Corner

For land surveyors

A licensed profession with a long apprenticeship and a serious pipeline shortage, which makes it a real career opportunity here.

Becoming a PA professional land surveyor

  1. 1Complete a surveying degree or qualifying experience path
  2. 2Pass the Fundamentals of Surveying exam and work under a licensed PLS
  3. 3Pass the Principles and Practice exam plus the PA state-specific exam
  4. 4License through the state board; verify anyone’s license on PALS
PA License Lookup (PALS)Verify any Pennsylvania license, or track your own application.Pennsylvania Society of Land SurveyorsThe state society: exam prep, CE, and mentoring.

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