Sinkhole risk in Kings County, CA: 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 1,391 square miles, under one square mile of Kings County maps onto soluble rock. With about 154,913 residents (111 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 242 map points about 2.4 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.
Two things to read before deciding: how these percentages are measured, and the warning signs that apply anywhere.
Counties around Kings County
The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Emery County, UT, about 538 miles northeast. 4 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.
- Fresno County, CA 48 mi north · 0% at surface
- Tulare County, CA 59 mi east · 3% at surface
- San Luis Obispo County, CA 59 mi southwest · under 1% at surface
- Madera County, CA 79 mi north · 0% at surface
- Kern County, CA 79 mi southeast · under 1% at surface
- San Benito County, CA 80 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Against the rest of California
Kings County ranks 36 of 58 in California for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.
- Trinity County 25%
- Inyo County 17%
- Ventura County 9%
- Shasta County 9%
- Siskiyou County 9%