Sinkhole risk in Faulkner County, AR: 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 647 square miles, under one square mile of Faulkner County maps onto soluble rock. With about 131,611 residents (203 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 277 map points about 1.5 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Faulkner County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Izard County, AR, about 70 miles north. 5 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Conway County, AR 22 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Pulaski County, AR 26 mi south · 3% at surface
Van Buren County, AR 32 mi north · 0% at surface
White County, AR 34 mi east · 0% at surface
Cleburne County, AR 36 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Perry County, AR 36 mi west · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Arkansas

Faulkner County ranks 49 of 75 in Arkansas for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.