Sinkhole risk in Davidson 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 to do about a house in Davidson County

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

Across 553 square miles, under one square mile of Davidson County maps onto soluble rock. With about 177,809 residents (322 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 253 map points about 1.5 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Davidson County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Hoke County, NC, about 76 miles southeast. 5 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Rowan County, NC 21 mi southwest · 0% at surface
Davie County, NC 21 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Randolph County, NC 23 mi east · 0% at surface
Forsyth County, NC 23 mi north · 3% at surface
Guilford County, NC 31 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Stanly County, NC 34 mi south · 0% at surface

Against the rest of North Carolina

Davidson County ranks 74 of 100 in North Carolina for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.