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Cogan Station, PA · Lycoming County · 40 min from our shop
Hardscaping in
Cogan Station, PA
Paver patios, retaining walls, front walks and drainage in Cogan Station, built by our own crews from Lock Haven. Every plan has a fixed price with travel already included, and below are the local permit, soil and flood notes we check before any job here.
Building in Cogan Station
Cogan Station ZIP 17728: Cogan Station is an unincorporated village in Hepburn Township, on the Hepburn side of Lycoming Creek a few miles north of Williamsport. Lycoming Township, across the creek, shares the 17728 ZIP. There is no borough; permits go through whichever township the parcel is in. Here is what we look at before a job there.
- Hepburn Township Zoning & Codes Enforcement Officer Don Robinson (570-435-0919) reviews and issues all zoning permits and inspects the work; township office at 1936 State Route 973 East, Cogan Station (secretary 570-494-1907, office hours by appointment). The township says permits are required for most work, the application and fee must be completed before a permit is issued, and owners should contact the Zoning Officer before starting any work. Work started without a permit gets a posted stop-work order and possible legal action. Hepburn Township runs its own zoning; it is not one of the 19 municipalities whose zoning Lycoming County administers. Lycoming Township, across the creek, is not a county-zoned municipality either and has no township website, so call that township for parcels on the west side. source
- Hepburn Township requires a zoning permit for most work and asks owners to contact the Zoning Officer before starting; projects begun without a permit get a stop-work order. source
- Zoning in Hepburn Township is handled by the township, not Lycoming County; the county administers zoning only for its 19 partner municipalities, and Hepburn is not one of them. source
- PA DEP designated Hepburn Township an MS4 (municipal separate storm sewer system) community under the federal Clean Water Act, which brings mandated stormwater program requirements; the township has a draft Joint Pollutant Reduction Plan. source
- Permits, if required, are obtained and paid for by the homeowner. We go over what we know about the requirement at the site walk.
- Around Cogan Station NRCS maps mostly Leck Kill channery silt loam, plus Berks and Hartleton channery silt loams, all well drained; Leck Kill is a red shale, siltstone and sandstone soil with bedrock about 40 to 72 inches down. source
- Leck Kill gets rockier with depth: NRCS describes 35 to 65 percent rock fragments in the lower subsoil and 60 to 90 percent below that, so deep bases and wall footings dig into red shale and sandstone fragments. source
- On steeper slopes NRCS maps Klinesville and Weikert shaly silt loams with bedrock as shallow as about 15 to 19 inches, so hillside lots can hit rock quickly. source
- NWS State College’s nearby Williamsport climate station has a 1991-2020 normal of 35.8 inches of snow a year and about 122 days a year with a low at or below freezing; Hepburn Township sits higher, at a listed elevation of 906 feet. source
- The fixed price assumes no rock and normal soil. We check both on the free site walk, before anything is signed.
- Lycoming Creek forms Hepburn Township’s western border with Lewis and Lycoming townships, and the township drains west to the creek, which flows south to the West Branch Susquehanna at Williamsport. source
- Lycoming Creek flooded severely on January 19-20, 1996, when heavy rain on deep snow and ice dams pushed water about two feet higher than the 1972 Hurricane Agnes flood; six people died in the greater Williamsport area. source
- Hurricane Agnes flooding in 1972 washed out several rail bridges along Lycoming Creek, and the railroad north of Hepburnville was abandoned afterward. source
- Check your lot on FEMA’s flood map before you plan anything low-lying. source
Hepburn Township is a rural township of about 2,580 people (2020) covering about 16.8 square miles of rolling hills north of Williamsport, with its northern edge on Jacoby Mountain. source The township was formed in 1804; its Blooming Grove section was settled by German Dunkard Brethren, and the Blooming Grove Dunkard Church dates to about 1805. source
Backyard plans in Cogan Station
The Patio
from $9,600Most popularPatio Plus
from $15,650Fire pit nightFire Pit Lounge
from $12,500The whole backyardThe Outdoor Room
from $25,750ShadePergola Patio
from $17,850Hot tubSpa Patio
from $8,850Front yard plans in Cogan Station
Front Walk & Steps
from $5,550Side yardWalk & Garden Wall
from $7,600VehicularPaver Parking Pad
from $12,350Walls & drainage plans in Cogan Station
Garden Wall
from $7,000Slope fixTerraced Wall Garden
from $11,900Wet yardGrade & Drain
from $4,550Questions about building in Cogan Station
Do I need a permit for a patio or retaining wall in Cogan Station?
Hepburn Township Zoning & Codes Enforcement Officer Don Robinson (570-435-0919) reviews and issues all zoning permits and inspects the work; township office at 1936 State Route 973 East, Cogan Station (secretary 570-494-1907, office hours by appointment). The township says permits are required for most work, the application and fee must be completed before a permit is issued, and owners should contact the Zoning Officer before starting any work. Work started without a permit gets a posted stop-work order and possible legal action. Hepburn Township runs its own zoning; it is not one of the 19 municipalities whose zoning Lycoming County administers. Lycoming Township, across the creek, is not a county-zoned municipality either and has no township website, so call that township for parcels on the west side. Hepburn Township requires a zoning permit for most work and asks owners to contact the Zoning Officer before starting; projects begun without a permit get a stop-work order. Zoning in Hepburn Township is handled by the township, not Lycoming County; the county administers zoning only for its 19 partner municipalities, and Hepburn is not one of them. Call them with your address before work starts. Permits, if required, are obtained and paid for by the homeowner; we go over what we know about the requirement at the site walk.
What is the soil like in Cogan Station?
Around Cogan Station NRCS maps mostly Leck Kill channery silt loam, plus Berks and Hartleton channery silt loams, all well drained; Leck Kill is a red shale, siltstone and sandstone soil with bedrock about 40 to 72 inches down. We confirm what is under your yard on the free site walk.
Is Cogan Station in a flood zone?
Lycoming Creek forms Hepburn Township’s western border with Lewis and Lycoming townships, and the township drains west to the creek, which flows south to the West Branch Susquehanna at Williamsport. Look up your own lot on FEMA’s flood map; it matters most for low patios, spa pads and drainage outlets.
Do you work in Cogan Station?
Yes. Cogan Station (Lycoming County) is 40 minutes from our shop at 913 Bellefonte Ave in Lock Haven. Prices there include a small travel charge for the drive beyond our 30-minute included radius, already in every number on this page.
What does a patio or wall cost in Cogan Station?
Our fixed-price plans in Cogan Station start at $4,550 installed, travel included. Each plan below shows three sizes with one price each. Odd shapes, steep lots and bigger projects are priced on a free site walk.
Who does the work?
Our own crews from Lock Haven, not subcontractors. Every job has a written PA home improvement contract, 33% down at most, and a 6-month workmanship warranty.
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What every plan includes
- Layout and marking on your property
- Excavation and haul-off of the dug-out soil
- Compacted stone base built for PA freeze-thaw (2B clean stone under walls)
- Standard pavers or block, edge restraint and polymeric joint sand
- Full cleanup. We leave it ready to use.
- Written PA HICPA contract, e-signed on our site
- Written 6-month workmanship warranty
- Registered PA home improvement contractor (HIC #PA212584), insured
- Before and after photos of your project
- Permits and approvals (homeowner obtains)
- Grading or landscaping outside the work area
- Retaining walls over 4 ft (engineered, quoted separately)
- Rock, buried utilities or wet soil found at the site walk
Muthler Landscaping & Construction LLC · 913 Bellefonte Ave, Lock Haven, PA 17745 · (570) 397-9800 · PA HIC #PA212584. Local facts link to their sources; rules change, so confirm with the permit office for your address.
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Local permit, flood, soil and snowfall notes for Cogan Station last checked against their official sources on October 23, 2026.