Sinkhole risk in Newberry County, SC: 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 630 square miles, under one square mile of Newberry County maps onto soluble rock. With about 39,203 residents (62 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 580 map points about 1.0 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Newberry County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Aiken County, SC, about 51 miles south. 3 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.

Saluda County, SC 21 mi south · under 1% at surface
Laurens County, SC 27 mi northwest · 1% at surface
Union County, SC 28 mi north · 2% at surface
Fairfield County, SC 28 mi east · 0% at surface
Greenwood County, SC 32 mi west · 0% at surface
Lexington County, SC 33 mi southeast · 15% at surface

Against the rest of South Carolina

Newberry County ranks 43 of 46 in South Carolina for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.