Sinkhole risk in Currituck County, NC: No soluble rock mapped

No soluble rock mapped

No soluble bedrock mapped.

On soluble rock: 0%
At or near the surface: 0%
Buried under cover: 0%

What this means before you buy

No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.

Across 262 square miles, under one square mile of Currituck County maps onto soluble rock. With about 32,278 residents (123 per square mile), homes are spread across towns and farmland, and a mapped unit may or may not reach the developed parts. The figures come from 396 map points about 0.8 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Worth reading for this county: how these percentages are measured, and the warning signs that apply anywhere.

Counties around Currituck County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Hertford County, NC, about 58 miles west. 5 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Camden County, NC 12 mi west · 0% at surface
Pasquotank County, NC 19 mi west · 0% at surface
Virginia Beach city, VA 29 mi north · 0% at surface
Perquimans County, NC 29 mi southwest · 3% at surface
Chesapeake city, VA 29 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Tyrrell County, NC 37 mi south · 0% at surface

Against the rest of North Carolina

Currituck County ranks 72 of 100 in North Carolina for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.