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Channing, Texas
Inside Channing's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 15% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on under 1%.
That clay share is close to Hartley County's 14%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 79018 overlapping the city. Of its 124 homes, 57% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1968.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Hartley County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
of homes built before 1980
Foundation repair in Channing
Foundation repair in Channing: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 15% of Channing's mapped land.
About 100 of Channing's 124 homes are detached houses.
| 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 Channing city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 15.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 0.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 13.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 631 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Dallam | 27% | n/a |
| Dumas | 25% | n/a |
| Sunray | 23% | n/a |
| Gruver | 15% | n/a |
| Conlen | 2% | n/a |
| Rickmore | 2% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.2% by land area here, and 0% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 15% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 16.4% of Hartley County is in drought on the latest map, and 15% of Channing's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
Drought in Hartley County
16.4% of Hartley 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 Channing. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79018 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Channing
| Housing units | 124 |
| Median year built | 1968 |
| Built before 1980 | 57% |
| Built 2000 or later | 22% |
| Owner-occupied | 72% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $106,300 |
| Single-family detached | 73% |
Nearby cities
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