Sinkhole risk in Rowan 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 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 512 square miles, under one square mile of Rowan County maps onto soluble rock. With about 153,384 residents (300 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 261 map points about 1.4 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 Rowan County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Chesterfield County, SC, about 72 miles south. 6 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Cabarrus County, NC 18 mi south · 0% at surface
Davie County, NC 20 mi north · 0% at surface
Davidson County, NC 21 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Iredell County, NC 23 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Stanly County, NC 27 mi southeast · 0% at surface
Mecklenburg County, NC 32 mi southwest · 0% at surface

Against the rest of North Carolina

Rowan County ranks 92 of 100 in North Carolina for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.