#57 Crushed Stone Delivery in Nampa, ID

Nampa spreads across the western edge of Idaho's Treasure Valley, where decades of irrigated farmland sit alongside subdivisions built on rocky valley fill. #57 crushed stone delivery in Nampa, ID gives homeowners and contractors an angular gray aggregate that locks into a stable base rather than shifting the way rounded stone can on looser fill soils. It ships by the ton, with the per ton rate falling as the order size climbs. The sections below walk through where this stone earns its keep locally, how the price breaks down, how many tons a typical job needs, and how quickly it arrives.

Where Nampa Orders Put This Stone to Work

Driveway bases account for most local orders, since the angular stone compacts into a firm layer that resists rutting under regular vehicle traffic, unlike rounded gravel, which tends to shift. Retaining wall backfill is common on Nampa's sloped and terraced lots, where the stone stays free draining behind a block or timber wall even as irrigation runoff moves through the surrounding soil. French drains and footing trenches rely on the same open, angular structure, since water passes between the pieces rather than building up against a foundation. Equipment pads and gravel parking areas round out the typical order list, wherever a firm, stable surface outweighs the need for a smooth walking texture.

How the Price Per Ton Is Set

The rate per ton falls in three steps as the order grows larger. A two-ton minimum order prices at $178 a ton, enough for a small trench or a short driveway section. Move up to eight tons and the rate drops to $91 a ton, which is where most standard Nampa driveway and drainage jobs land. Once the order reaches 15 tons, the rate bottoms out at $67 a ton, and delivery no longer adds anything to the total at that point. Orders below that threshold still carry a separate delivery charge, and that charge gets smaller as the tonnage goes up. Checkout uses your ZIP code to calculate the exact delivered price for a Nampa address.

#57 Crushed Stone Delivery in Nampa, Idaho

Native ground around Nampa runs from irrigated farm soil to compacted, rocky fill on the newer residential lots pushed out toward the edges of town, and neither surface compacts reliably on its own. #57 crushed stone is quarried rock that gets crushed and screened to a consistent three quarters to one inch particle, and the broken, angular faces on every piece are what let it lock together under a compactor instead of sliding apart. Meridian sits about 16 miles northeast of Nampa, and Boise is roughly 21 miles away, putting this delivery zone across the western half of the Treasure Valley. The #57 Crushed Stone in Idaho hub has pricing and coverage details for the rest of the state.

Working Out a Ton Count for Your Project

Measure the project area in feet, length by width, then factor in depth: take that area, multiply by the depth in inches, and divide by 324 to arrive at cubic yards. Convert cubic yards to tons next, using the material's weight of about 2,700 pounds per yard, which comes out to roughly 1.35 tons per cubic yard. Run the math on a Nampa driveway base 12 feet wide, 50 feet long and 4 inches deep, and the total lands close to 10 tons. The crushed stone calculator handles this conversion automatically once you enter your own measurements.

Delivery Timing for Nampa Orders

Orders under eight tons typically arrive within one to two business days of being placed. At eight tons and above, most Nampa deliveries shift to a same or next day window, since the load fills more of the truck on the way out. Harvest season traffic on the rural roads around Nampa can occasionally add a day to a delivery window, since trucks reroute around slower moving farm equipment. The delivery in Nampa page has the full coverage details and current lead times for this city.

How to Place a Nampa Order

Start with a measurement of the project area and a target depth, whether the job is a driveway, a drainage trench or a pad under a shed or shop. Enter those numbers into the calculator to get a ton count, then place the order with the delivery address so the driver can plan access to the site ahead of time. Contractors managing several Nampa properties can order separately for each address, since both pricing and lead time are calculated per delivery stop rather than combined across a job.

About #57 Crushed Stone

#57 crushed stone is a gray, sharply angular aggregate made by crushing quarried rock and screening it down to a fairly consistent three quarters to one inch particle. The angular, broken shape is what separates it from naturally rounded stone such as pea gravel or river rock: those sharp faces interlock under a compactor and build a firm layer instead of rolling loose the way round stone does. A cubic yard of the material weighs approximately 2,700 pounds, well beyond the weight of yard sold products like mulch, which explains why it ships and prices by the ton rather than by volume.

The same angular structure that gives the stone its strength also lets water pass through the gaps between pieces instead of collecting on top, which is why it doubles as a drainage material. It shows up most often as a driveway base, inside French drains and footing trenches, and as backfill behind retaining walls, and it also works as an exposed surface for equipment pads and gravel parking areas where firmness outweighs a smooth walking texture. Every load is graded to the same national 57 sizing standard, so the particle size and performance hold steady no matter which yard fills a Nampa order.

What #57 Crushed Stone costs in Nampa

Local Nampa yards quote #57 crushed stone by the ton; the delivered number includes fuel, the truck, and the haul. 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. A ton of this material spreads across about 80 sq ft when laid 3 inches deep, useful when you are sizing a patio base or a walkway run.

How crews use #57 Crushed Stone in Nampa

In and around Nampa, #57 crushed stone shows up most often on two project types. The most common deployment is driveway gravel, often in tight urban lots and infill builds in two to three inch lifts. Second on the list is drainage gravel, which we see in dense neighborhoods where curb access is short on partial-truck deliveries. At roughly 117,350 people, the Nampa order mix leans toward 3 to 8 ton residential drops with the occasional 16 ton job for a contractor.

Delivery day in Nampa

A typical Nampa drop is dispatched from the closest yard with a two hour window and a heads-up call once the truck is loaded. Tandem trucks want a 12 ft lane in and out; tri-axles need 14 ft, and both want firm ground at the tipping spot so the load releases cleanly. Standard lead time on this lane is Mon-Sat, with same-day windows held open for orders that hit the desk before 11 AM and clear payment.

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