Newberry County, SC Shrink-Swell Risk

What Newberry County, SC's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Newberry County, SC's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2.42% across 82.1% of the county's surveyed land. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Newberry County, SC at once, not any single address. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Newberry County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Newberry County, SC 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.

Newberry County's rank among South Carolina counties

Nationally, Newberry County, SC is the 1,617-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within South Carolina alone it ranks 9 of 46. The county spans 630 square miles, home to 39,203 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Rock County, NE and Jackson County, OH are worth a look for comparison.

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More of South Carolina

Every county in South Carolina is on this site, including Clarendon County, SC and Chester County, SC. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.