Sinkhole risk in Vance 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 252 square miles, under one square mile of Vance County maps onto soluble rock. With about 42,337 residents (168 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 305 map points about 0.9 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 Vance County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Wilson County, NC, about 53 miles southeast. 6 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Granville County, NC 15 mi west · 0% at surface
Warren County, NC 17 mi east · 0% at surface
Franklin County, NC 20 mi south · 0% at surface
Mecklenburg County, VA 22 mi north · 0% at surface
Person County, NC 32 mi west · 0% at surface
Durham County, NC 35 mi southwest · 0% at surface

Against the rest of North Carolina

Vance County ranks 97 of 100 in North Carolina for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.