Lumpkin County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

Lumpkin County, GA's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Lumpkin County, GA: USDA's soil survey rates 98.6% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (1.49% linear extensibility). Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

What Lumpkin County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Lumpkin County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Lumpkin County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Lumpkin County, GA rating "Low", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. A geotechnical report runs $1,000-$5,000, typically around $2,700. Foundation repair, if a specific lot turns out to differ from the county average, runs $5,000-$15,000.

Lumpkin County's rank among Georgia counties

Nationally, Lumpkin County, GA is the 2,521-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Georgia alone it ranks 89 of 159. Lumpkin County, GA is 281 square miles with a population of 36,016.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Bear Lake County, ID and Bastrop County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Georgia

Every county in Georgia is on this site, including Appling County, GA and Walker County, GA. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.