Sinkhole risk in Newport News city, VA: 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 Newport News city
No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.
Across 69 square miles, under one square mile of Newport News city maps onto soluble rock. With about 183,056 residents (2,653 per square mile), most of the county is built up, so a mapped unit is likely to sit under somebody's street. The figures come from 417 map points about 0.4 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 Newport News city
The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Hertford County, NC, about 55 miles southwest. 3 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.
- York County, VA 12 mi northeast · 5% at surface
- Hampton city, VA 13 mi east · 0% at surface
- Poquoson city, VA 13 mi east · 0% at surface
- Isle of Wight County, VA 16 mi southwest · 5% at surface
- Williamsburg city, VA 17 mi northwest · 4% at surface
- Portsmouth city, VA 18 mi southeast · 0% at surface
Against the rest of Virginia
Newport News city ranks 129 of 133 in Virginia for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.
- Lexington city 100%
- Salem city 100%
- Roanoke city 98%
- Winchester city 90%
- Bristol city 89%