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Bloomburg, Texas

Inside Bloomburg's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 36%, the 5th-highest of 9 cities in Cass County.

That clay share is close to Cass County's 4%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 75556 overlapping the city. Of its 160 homes, 41% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1991.

Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Cass County

<1%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

36%

high water table: limits basements

0

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

41%

of homes built before 1980

Foundation repair in Bloomburg

Foundation repair in Bloomburg: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on under 1% of Bloomburg's mapped land.

About 100 of Bloomburg's 160 homes are detached houses.

Who designs the repairThe ASCE Texas Section's repair guidelines say a Texas-licensed engineer should evaluate the foundation and design the repair (2022 guidelines)
PricesCost guide ranges compared

Soil under Bloomburg city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)under 0.1%
High water table (limits basements)35.8%
Septic fields very limited75.2%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)2.5%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)0.0%
Mapped soil644 acres
Soil seriesShare hereSeries nationally: expansive clay
Bowie33%0%
Cuthbert28%0%
Sailes12%n/a
Kirvin11%n/a
Kullit5%n/a
Lilbert3%0%
Cass CountyBloomburg
Bloomburg city limits inside Cass County, shaded by the city's expansive clay share.under 10%10-25%25-40%40-60%60%+

How we count

What the numbers mean here

On 36% of Bloomburg's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.

USDA rates 75% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.

Drought in Cass County

100% of Cass County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.

October 21, 2025Share of area in drought, weeklyOctober 13, 2026

Flood losses by ZIP code

FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Bloomburg. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIPShare of city landFlood lossesPaid
75556100%0$0

Homes in Bloomburg

Housing units160
Median year built1991
Built before 198041%
Built 2000 or later37%
Owner-occupied81%
Median value, owner-occupied$63,300
Single-family detached57%

Nearby cities

PlaceDistanceExpansive clayHigh water table
Queen City 6 mi under 1% 31%
Atlanta 7 mi under 1% 49%
Domino 9 mi 4% 57%
Douglassville 17 mi 0% 33%
Redwater 19 mi 5% 49%
Linden 20 mi 0% 23%
Wake Village 20 mi 17% 80%
Maud 21 mi 8% 71%

Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status