# Porta Potty Rental in Modesto, CA

> A standard portable toilet in Modesto, CA starts at $345 for a weekend rental (up to 7 days) or $395 per month, with 4 service visits included in every 28-day rental. Upgrades: deluxe flushing units run $449/weekend, ADA-accessible units $449/weekend, luxury restroom trailers from $1610/weekend. Every Modesto rate is all-inclusive: delivery, pickup, fuel, and environmental and local fees are built into the one price, so there are no surprise line items. Online orders are $0.39 higher than the phone price; either way, a vetted local partner delivers and services the unit, with one point of contact: us. Enter your ZIP for your exact Modesto rate.

- Canonical page: https://dumpsterrentals.us/services/portable-toilets/california/modesto
- Provider: Ultimate Dumpsters, (866) 858-3867
- Service area: Modesto, Stanislaus County, California
- Prices last verified: 2026-09-29
- Local facts last reviewed: 2026-09-29 by Michael V., Head of Operations
- Order online: https://dumpsterrentals.us/order?service=portable-toilets

## Modesto portable toilet prices by type

Weekend = up to 7 days. Monthly = 28 days with 4 service visits. Phone price shown; online orders are $0.39 higher. Delivery, pickup, fuel, and environmental and local fees are included.

| Unit type | Weekend | Monthly | What is included |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Portable Toilet | $345 | $395 | Enclosed unit, hand sanitizer, and toilet paper. Restocked at every service visit. |
| Deluxe Flushing Portable Toilet | $449 | $499 | Foot-pump flushing bowl plus an in-unit hand-wash sink. The guest-friendly upgrade. |
| ADA-Accessible Portable Toilet | $449 | $499 | Ground-level entry, interior grab bars, and a full wheelchair turning radius. ADA-compliant. |
| Portable Hand-Wash Station | $345 | $395 | Freestanding basin with a foot-pump faucet, soap, and paper towels. No hookups needed. |
| Luxury Restroom Trailer | $1610 | $1930 | Climate-controlled multi-stall trailer with flushing porcelain toilets, running-water sinks, mirrors, and lighting. |

## How we set Modesto porta potty prices

- Source: the Ultimate Dumpsters pricing matrix our order desk quotes from, read for Modesto, CA (ZIP 95350).
- What is priced: 10 rates, 5 unit types at a weekend and a monthly rate.
- Date: synced 2026-09-29, re-synced whenever the rate sheet changes.
- Limits: one unit at one Modesto address; other ZIPs can price differently; multi-unit events, extra service visits, and special placements are quoted to the job.
- Served Modesto since 2019.
- Busiest Modesto months in our order records: February and August.

Cite as: Ultimate Dumpsters, "Porta Potty Rental in Modesto, CA" rate sheet, updated 2026-09-29. https://dumpsterrentals.us/services/portable-toilets/california/modesto

## How many portable toilets you need in Modesto

| People on site | Jobsite (OSHA, full week) | Public event (peak crowd) | Hand-wash stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 20 | 1 toilet | 1-2 toilets | 1 station |
| 20 to 50 | 2 toilets | 2-3 toilets | 1 station |
| 50 to 100 | 2-3 toilets | 3-4 toilets | 1-2 stations |
| 100 to 250 | 3-5 toilets | 5-7 toilets | 2 stations |
| 250 to 500 | 5-8 toilets | 8-12 toilets | 3 stations |
| 500 to 1,000 | Ask for a site plan | 13-20 toilets | 4-5 stations |

Jobsite counts follow OSHA 29 CFR 1926.51(c). At least 5 percent of public-event units (minimum one) must be ADA accessible.

## What renting a porta potty in Modesto is actually like

Modesto is the Stanislaus County seat in the middle of the San Joaquin Valley, and while it shares valley heat and winter fog with Stockton to the north and Fresno to the south, we do not price or service it like either. Stockton is built around a seaport and Fresno around the state's biggest farm economy; Modesto is built around water. Three local realities shape almost every Modesto order: an irrigated orchard, dairy, and wine economy fed by one of California's oldest irrigation districts and anchored by the headquarters of E. & J. Gallo Winery, a city with two rivers, the Tuolumne and Dry Creek, that the city itself flags as flood risks and that overtopped their channels in the 1997 flood, and a downtown cruising culture that George Lucas made famous in American Graffiti and that still fills the streets for a classic car festival every June. Here is how each one changes what we recommend.

### Valley heat and tule fog, and what they mean for service in Modesto

Modesto has the San Joaquin Valley's hot, dry summer: highs sit in the 90s for weeks at a time and push past 100 degrees in heat waves, with almost no summer rain. That heat breaks waste down fast in a tank and bakes a unit sitting in an open orchard row or on a bare graded pad, so the service interval, not the deodorizer, is what keeps a unit usable. We treat weekly service as the floor for any busy Modesto jobsite, harvest crew, or summer event, add a mid-week visit on high-traffic setups, place units in shade where the site allows, and pair them with hand-wash stations so crews can clean up in the heat.

Winter swaps heat for tule fog, the dense ground fog that settles over the valley floor after the first soaking rains and can cut visibility to almost nothing on December and January mornings. On foggy mornings service trucks on rural roads and orchard lanes run later and slower rather than blind, so on winter accounts we build a little slack into service timing and confirm gate access in advance, which keeps a fog delay from turning into a missed visit.

### The Tuolumne River, Dry Creek, and Modesto's winter flood planning

Modesto is one of the few valley cities with a river running straight through it. The Tuolumne River crosses the south side of the city on its way to the San Joaquin, with Highway 99 and the rail line bridging it in town, and Dry Creek winds through the city to meet it. The City of Modesto names both as rivers that could flood the community, and in storm season it opens free sandbag sites and asks residents to report street flooding. The history backs that up: in the New Year's Flood of 1997, inflows to Don Pedro Reservoir upstream reached about 120,000 cubic feet per second, and releases of around 60,000 cubic feet per second ran roughly six times the channel's capacity at Modesto's 9th Street Bridge, causing extensive damage along the river.

For a portable toilet that means placement near either river or in low-lying ground gets a winter plan. From November through March we keep units off riverbanks, low park areas, and the lowest corner of a site, secure them so rising water cannot tip or float them, and watch river forecasts during big storm sequences. If the river is forecast to rise near your site, tell us and we will relocate or pick up units ahead of the water rather than service them where a truck should not be. Street flooding also blocks routes, so during a storm we confirm access before we send a truck.

### Placement in orchards, at the wineries, downtown, and the Modesto encroachment permit

Much of Modesto's demand sits on irrigated farm ground. The Modesto Irrigation District, in service since 1887, delivers water from the Tuolumne River system and Don Pedro Reservoir to about 66,000 irrigated acres of almond and walnut orchards, dairies, and row crops around the city, and on an irrigation day an orchard lane that was firm yesterday can be too soft for a loaded service truck. So on farm accounts we ask for the irrigation schedule and plan delivery and service for dry days, set units at the orchard edge near a firm road rather than deep in the rows, and move them with the crew during harvest. Food and wine processing is the other big private-site customer: E. & J. Gallo Winery, the world's largest family-owned winery, is headquartered here, and processing plants and warehouses usually need gate check-in and set truck windows, which we confirm before the first delivery.

Downtown is where the public right-of-way comes in. George Lucas grew up in Modesto and set American Graffiti on its cruising strip along 10th and 11th streets, and the classic car culture is still alive: the American Graffiti Festival car show, run by the Kiwanis Club of North Modesto, returns every June. For events on city streets or a construction unit on a sidewalk, the City of Modesto Engineering Services Department's Land Development Engineering division issues encroachment permits, with applications submitted through the city's eTRAKiT permits portal. Outside the city limits, county roads answer to Stanislaus County Public Works. On private property with clear truck access you generally do not need a city permit. A unit can never block a sidewalk, curb ramp, driveway, or hydrant, so tell us the exact address and we confirm which agency governs your spot and coordinate the permit before delivery.

![Two portable toilets and a hand-wash station on a gravel lane at the edge of an almond orchard, with harvest equipment working the rows and an irrigation ditch beside the lane](https://dumpsterrentals.us/porta-cities/modesto-ca/almond-orchard-edge-modesto.webp)
*A harvest setup outside Modesto: units at the orchard edge on a firm lane a service truck can reach on irrigation days, with hand-washing for a crew working in valley heat.*

![Portable toilets and a hand-wash station on mowed grass beside a red barn at a harvest festival](https://dumpsterrentals.us/porta-cities/_shared/rural-farm-event.webp)
*Rural event setup on level, mowed ground with a clear truck path to the units.*

![A service truck pumping a row of green portable toilets during a routine visit on a jobsite](https://dumpsterrentals.us/porta-cities/_shared/service-visit-pump-truck.webp)
*A routine service visit: pump, sanitize, and restock. Four visits come with every monthly rental.*

## Porta potty rental in Modesto, CA: FAQs

### How much does a porta potty rental cost in Modesto?

A standard portable toilet in Modesto, CA starts at $345 for a weekend rental (up to 7 days) or $395 per month, with 4 service visits included in every 28-day rental. Upgrades: deluxe flushing units run $449/weekend, ADA-accessible units $449/weekend, luxury restroom trailers from $1610/weekend. Every Modesto rate is all-inclusive: delivery, pickup, fuel, and environmental and local fees are built into the one price, so there are no surprise line items. Online orders are $0.39 higher than the phone price; either way, a vetted local partner delivers and services the unit, with one point of contact: us. Enter your ZIP for your exact Modesto rate.

### How many porta potties do I need for a Modesto jobsite (OSHA)?

OSHA's construction sanitation rule, 29 CFR 1926.51(c)(1), sets the floor: 1 toilet for 20 or fewer workers; 1 toilet seat and 1 urinal per 40 workers from 20 up to 200; and 1 toilet seat and 1 urinal per 50 workers above 200. OSHA also expects a worker to reach a toilet within about a 10-minute walk. On a Modesto jobsite we recommend sizing above the OSHA minimum because crews use the unit more through the valley's summer heat, adding a hand-wash station at the break area, and in winter placing units above the lowest ground on sites near the Tuolumne River or Dry Creek. Tell us the crew size and we will size the order to the standard.

### How often should portable toilets be serviced in Modesto?

Our standard Modesto monthly rental includes 4 service visits over the 28-day period, roughly weekly. Each visit pumps the tank, sanitizes the interior, and restocks paper, soap, and hand sanitizer. In Modesto's valley summer, with highs in the 90s for weeks and heat waves past 100 degrees, that weekly interval is the floor: on busy construction sites, harvest crews, and events like the June car festival we add a mid-week visit rather than stretch the schedule. On orchard accounts we schedule around irrigation days so the truck is not stuck in soft ground, and in winter we plan around tule-fog mornings and river forecasts. Service is built into the rate, so it never depends on anyone remembering to call.

### Do I need an ADA-accessible unit for my Modesto event?

For an event open to the public, yes. The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design require that at least 5 percent of the single-user portable toilets in each cluster be accessible, with a minimum of one, and each accessible unit is marked with the International Symbol of Accessibility. (Units provided only for construction workers are exempt.) In practice a small Modesto event needs at least one accessible unit; a larger one needs one per every 20 standard units. ADA units in Modesto run $449 for a weekend. The accessible unit has ground-level entry, interior grab bars, and a full wheelchair turning radius, and it needs firm, level ground with a clear approach path. Tell us your guest count and we will build the right ratio in.

### Do I need a permit for a porta potty in Modesto, California?

On private property with clear truck access, an orchard, a dairy, a processing plant, a construction lot, or a driveway, you generally do not need a city permit for a portable toilet in Modesto, which covers most local placements. If any part of the unit sits on a public street, sidewalk, or right-of-way inside the city, the City of Modesto Engineering Services Department's Land Development Engineering division issues the encroachment permit, applied for through the city's eTRAKiT permits portal. Placements on county roads outside the city limits answer to Stanislaus County Public Works instead. Tell us the exact address and whether the spot is private or public, and we confirm the right agency and coordinate the permit before delivery.

### What is the difference between a standard, deluxe, and restroom trailer in Modesto?

A standard unit is the jobsite and everyday-event workhorse: enclosed, stocked, and cost-effective at $345/weekend. A deluxe flushing unit adds a foot-pump flushing bowl and an in-unit sink for guest-facing events like weddings and corporate functions at $449/weekend. A luxury restroom trailer is a climate-controlled, multi-stall unit with porcelain toilets, running-water sinks, and mirrors, indistinguishable from a fine-venue bathroom, from $1610/weekend. Pick by how guest-facing the site is and how long the rental runs.

### Can I get same-day or weekend porta potty delivery in Modesto?

Yes. We deliver and service portable toilets throughout Modesto and the surrounding Stanislaus County area, with same-day and next-day drop-offs available in most of the area when you book early. Weekend event units are delivered clean before your event and picked up after. Enter your ZIP or call (866) 858-3867 and we will confirm the soonest available delivery for your address.

### Do you rent hand-wash stations in Modesto?

Yes. A freestanding hand-wash station pairs with any toilet unit and needs no power or water hookup: it has a foot-pump faucet, soap, and paper towels, stocked at delivery and every service visit. One station serves roughly four toilet units, the ratio most health departments expect. For food and drink events in Modesto, plan a station near the vendors and one near the toilets to cover both inspection points.

### Does Modesto's river flood risk affect where a portable toilet can go in winter?

Yes. The Tuolumne River runs along the south side of Modesto and Dry Creek winds through the city, and the city itself names both as flood risks, opening free sandbag sites when flooding is predicted. In the New Year's Flood of 1997, releases from Don Pedro ran roughly six times the channel's capacity at Modesto's 9th Street Bridge. From November through March we keep units off riverbanks, low park land, and the lowest part of a site, secure them against rising water, and watch river forecasts during big storms. If the river is expected to rise near your site, we relocate or pick up units ahead of time rather than send a truck into flooded ground, and we confirm street access during storms before every service visit.

## Sources & standards

- [OSHA 29 CFR 1926.51(c), Sanitation (construction)](https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1926/1926.51): Federal toilet-to-worker ratios for construction sites.
- [2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (DOJ, ADA.gov)](https://www.ada.gov/law-and-regs/design-standards/2010-stds/): Scoping and technical rules for accessible single-user toilet units.
- [U.S. Access Board, Chapter 6: Toilet Rooms](https://www.access-board.gov/ada/guides/chapter-6-toilet-rooms/): Plain-language guidance on the 5% accessible-unit scoping rule at events.
- [City of Modesto Engineering Services Department (Land Development Engineering, encroachment permits)](https://www.modestogov.com/3039/Engineering-Services-Department): The City of Modesto's Land Development Engineering division issues encroachment permits, water and sewer connection permits, and transportation permits, with applications submitted through the city's eTRAKiT permits portal; Construction Administration inspects work in the public right-of-way. County roads outside the city answer to Stanislaus County Public Works.
- [City of Modesto, Storm Related Information](https://www.modestogov.com/1106/Storm-Related-Information): City page naming the Tuolumne River and Dry Creek as flood risks, with free sandbag sites and street-flooding reporting during storms.
- [Modesto Irrigation District](https://www.mid.org/): Irrigation district in service since 1887, delivering Tuolumne River and Don Pedro Reservoir water to about 66,000 irrigated acres around Modesto.
- [National Weather Service Sacramento](https://www.weather.gov/sto/): NWS forecast office for the northern San Joaquin Valley: heat, dense tule fog advisories, and winter storm and river forecasts.

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Book: call (866) 858-3867 or order online at https://dumpsterrentals.us/order?service=portable-toilets. Standard units from $345/weekend in Modesto.