Sinkhole risk in Pasquotank 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%

The next step for one property

No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.

Across 227 square miles, under one square mile of Pasquotank County maps onto soluble rock. With about 41,418 residents (183 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 351 map points about 0.8 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Worth reading for this county: how these percentages are measured, and the warning signs that apply anywhere.

Counties around Pasquotank County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Hertford County, NC, about 41 miles west. 3 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.

Camden County, NC 8 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Perquimans County, NC 10 mi southwest · 3% at surface
Currituck County, NC 19 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Chowan County, NC 21 mi southwest · 15% at surface
Gates County, NC 27 mi northwest · 46% at surface
Tyrrell County, NC 28 mi south · 0% at surface

Against the rest of North Carolina

Pasquotank County ranks 88 of 100 in North Carolina for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.