Sinkhole risk in Iredell 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 Iredell County
No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.
Across 574 square miles, under one square mile of Iredell County maps onto soluble rock. With about 206,361 residents (359 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 256 map points about 1.5 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.
Read next: how these percentages are measured, and the warning signs that apply anywhere.
Counties around Iredell County
The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Wythe County, VA, about 76 miles north. 3 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.
- Alexander County, NC 19 mi northwest · 0% at surface
- Davie County, NC 20 mi northeast · 0% at surface
- Catawba County, NC 22 mi southwest · 5% at surface
- Rowan County, NC 23 mi southeast · 0% at surface
- Yadkin County, NC 27 mi northeast · 15% at surface
- Lincoln County, NC 30 mi southwest · 10% at surface
Against the rest of North Carolina
Iredell County ranks 82 of 100 in North Carolina for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.
- Duplin County 93%
- Jones County 92%
- Scotland County 91%
- Pender County 89%
- Robeson County 89%