#57 Crushed Stone Delivery in Georgetown, TX

Georgetown Delivery Overview for #57 Crushed Stone

Georgetown sits at the northern edge of the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown metro, a fast-growing pocket of Central Texas with roughly 101,000 residents and a mix of new subdivisions, ranch-style lots and older downtown blocks. #57 crushed stone delivery in Georgetown, TX serves all of it: driveways cut through blackland prairie soil, drainage runs around limestone outcrops, and base layers under patios and sheds. Round Rock sits about 12 miles south, Austin is roughly 29 miles away, and Killeen is about 31 miles northwest, so this page focuses on Georgetown itself rather than stretching into those markets.

Local soil runs from thick blackland clay in the older part of town to thinner, rockier ground closer to the lake, and both benefit from a compacted stone base before anything gets built on top. Summers here are hot and dry with sudden downpours in spring, so a surface that drains fast matters more than it does in areas with steadier rainfall.

Where #57 Crushed Stone Works Best Around Georgetown

#57 crushed stone is a 3/4 inch to 1 inch angular gray stone, coarse enough to interlock and stay put under weight. Around Georgetown it shows up most as a driveway base beneath a finer topcoat, as drainage fill along French drains and downspout runs, and as bedding under sheds, decks and gravel patios. Its open, angular shape lets water pass through quickly, which matters during the heavy spring storms that move through Williamson County. Contractors also use it as backfill around retaining walls and culverts, where a material that will not wash out or compact into mud is worth paying for. Homeowners dealing with pooling water near a foundation often switch to this stone specifically because it drains instead of holding moisture against the slab.

Figuring Out How Much Stone You Need

Ordering the right tonnage starts with basic geometry. Measure the length and width of the area in feet, multiply those together, then multiply by the depth in inches, and divide by 324 to get cubic yards; the calculator then converts that number to tons using this stone's actual weight, since a cubic yard of #57 crushed stone is heavier than a cubic yard of soil or mulch. A typical driveway base runs 3 to 4 inches deep, while drainage trenches can go deeper depending on the pipe. Rather than doing the math twice, run your dimensions through the stone calculator and it will hand you a tonnage figure ready to order, plus the price tier it falls into.

Delivery and Lead Times

Small orders move fast but cost more per ton to get to the truck. Orders of 3 to 7 tons head to Georgetown sites in one to two business days. Eight to fourteen tons usually goes out same day or the next business day, since the driver is already loading a fuller truck. Orders of 15 tons or more ship with delivery included at no extra charge, and that threshold is also where the per-ton rate drops the most. For delivery in Georgetown, trucks run standard routes through the metro, so scheduling a morning drop is usually easier than requesting a tight afternoon window.

Ton Pricing and What Changes the Rate

Every load here is measured and billed by the ton, never by the cubic yard. The rate depends entirely on how much you order at once: smaller loads carry a higher per-ton price because the truck is running mostly empty, while a full 15-plus ton load spreads the delivery cost across enough material to bring the rate down. Checkout prices the exact total for the Georgetown ZIP automatically, so the table below is a starting point, not a final invoice.

Ordering

Enter the Georgetown ZIP code you are delivering to and the tonnage you worked out above, and checkout prices the load and books a delivery window in one step. If you are unsure between a couple of tonnage options, order slightly over rather than under. This grade holds up fine in a stockpile and gets used on the next project, while a truck coming back for another small top-off costs more per ton than getting it right the first time. For state-wide options and other grades, the #57 crushed stone hub for Texas covers every city this material ships to.

About #57 Crushed Stone

#57 crushed stone is an angular, crushed gray aggregate graded to roughly 3/4 inch to 1 inch, with no sand or fines blended in. Producers crush quarried limestone or granite down to size and screen out anything smaller, which leaves a clean, uniform stone that locks together once it is compacted. A cubic yard of this material weighs about 2,700 pounds, noticeably heavier than a cubic yard of mulch or topsoil, which is why it ships by the ton rather than by volume.

The open gradation, meaning there is space between each piece rather than fine material packing the gaps, is what makes #57 crushed stone useful for drainage. Water moves through the stone instead of pooling on top of it, so it shows up under French drains, around downspout discharge points, and as a base layer beneath driveways, patios and sheds where a solid, well-drained foundation matters.

Color runs gray, with some natural variation depending on the parent rock, and the surface stays rough rather than smooth, which is part of why it grips and interlocks under vehicle weight instead of shifting the way rounded pea gravel or river rock can. It holds its shape in a stockpile and does not break down or wash away the way finer material does after heavy rain.

What #57 Crushed Stone costs in Georgetown

In the Georgetown market, #57 crushed stone is sold by the ton and priced at the gate before delivery is added on. Send your ZIP and load size and we will send back a same-hour quote with the truck rate and the per-ton figure spelled out. One ton covers about 80 sq ft at a 3 inch finished depth, so a 400 sq ft driveway pad runs roughly 5 tons.

How crews use #57 Crushed Stone in Georgetown

Crews working out of Georgetown tend to call for #57 crushed stone on a few repeat jobs each week. The first is driveway gravel, typically laid on rural drives and acreage projects with a base lift compacted before the finish course goes on. The second is drainage gravel, which lands here across longer driveways and outbuilding work and usually ships as a 4 to 8 ton order. Order size in Georgetown averages 4 to 8 tons for homeowner jobs and climbs into full-truck loads for contractor work.

Delivery day in Georgetown

On the day of the drop, the dispatcher pulls the closest yard, batches your ticket with other Georgetown stops, and sends a window the night before. Tandem-axle dumps need at least 12 ft of clear width and 14 ft overhead to set the bed; tri-axles need 14 ft of clearance on both counts and a level pad to tip safely. Standard lead time on this lane is 24-48h, with same-day windows held open for orders that hit the desk before 11 AM and clear payment.

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