Sinkhole risk in Gulf County, FL: 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.

Standard Florida homeowners policies cover only catastrophic ground cover collapse; full sinkhole coverage is a separately priced option insurers must offer.

Across 553 square miles, under one square mile of Gulf County maps onto soluble rock. With about 15,876 residents (29 per square mile), much of the land is open, and the mapped rock may sit far from where people actually live. The figures come from 293 map points about 1.4 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Gulf County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Washington County, FL, about 56 miles northwest. None of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so Gulf County stands out from its surroundings.

Bay County, FL 26 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Franklin County, FL 30 mi southeast · 7% at surface
Liberty County, FL 37 mi northeast · 15% at surface
Calhoun County, FL 37 mi north · 13% at surface
Washington County, FL 56 mi northwest · 54% at surface
Wakulla County, FL 57 mi east · 45% at surface

Against the rest of Florida

Gulf County ranks 65 of 67 in Florida for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.