Sinkhole risk in Wilkes 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 754 square miles, under one square mile of Wilkes County maps onto soluble rock. With about 66,186 residents (88 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 264 map points about 1.7 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Wilkes County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Wythe County, VA, about 48 miles north. 4 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Alleghany County, NC 19 mi north · 0% at surface
Alexander County, NC 20 mi south · 0% at surface
Ashe County, NC 25 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Caldwell County, NC 26 mi southwest · under 1% at surface
Yadkin County, NC 28 mi east · 15% at surface
Surry County, NC 30 mi northeast · 12% at surface

Against the rest of North Carolina

Wilkes County ranks 99 of 100 in North Carolina for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.