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Bishop Hills, Texas
Inside Bishop Hills' city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on under 1%.
That clay share is below Potter County's 19%. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 79124 overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Potter County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
Foundation repair in Bishop Hills
Foundation repair in Bishop Hills: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 0% of Bishop Hills' mapped land.
| Who designs the repair | The ASCE Texas Section's repair guidelines say a Texas-licensed engineer should evaluate the foundation and design the repair (2022 guidelines) |
| Prices | Cost guide ranges compared |
Soil under Bishop Hills city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 0.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 57.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 202 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Paloduro | 29% | n/a |
| Burson | 9% | n/a |
| Quinlan | 8% | n/a |
| Posey | 7% | n/a |
| Bippus | 3% | n/a |
| Spur | 3% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
USDA rates 58% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
With shrink-swell clay on 0% and a shallow water table on under 1% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Bishop Hills; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Potter County
18.2% of Potter County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.
Flood losses by ZIP code
FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Bishop Hills. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79124 | 100% | 2 | $2,416 |
Homes
Bishop Hills has fewer than 100 housing units in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, too few for reliable shares.
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amarillo | 8 mi | 49% | 7% |
| Timbercreek Canyon | 16 mi | 6% | 0% |
| Palisades | 16 mi | 1% | 0% |
| Lake Tanglewood | 17 mi | under 1% | 0% |
| Canyon | 19 mi | 19% | under 1% |
| Vega | 27 mi | over 99% | 1% |
| Panhandle | 33 mi | over 99% | 8% |
| Fritch | 33 mi | 0% | 0% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status