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Coffee City, Texas
Inside Coffee City's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 8%.
That clay share is below Henderson County's 25%. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 75763 overlapping the city. Of its 159 homes, 17% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1994.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Henderson 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 Coffee City
Foundation repair in Coffee City: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on under 1% of Coffee City's mapped land.
About 100 of Coffee City's 159 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 Coffee City city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | under 0.1% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 7.9% |
| Septic fields very limited | 10.7% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.0% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | under 0.1% |
| Mapped soil | 4,262 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Pickton | 13% | n/a |
| Bernaldo | 4% | n/a |
| Nahatche | 3% | n/a |
| Cuthbert | 3% | 0% |
| Larue | 2% | n/a |
| Wolfpen | 2% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
With shrink-swell clay on under 1% and a shallow water table on 8% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Coffee City; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Henderson County
100% of Henderson 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 Coffee City. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75763 | 96% | 2 | $0 |
Homes in Coffee City
| Housing units | 159 |
| Median year built | 1994 |
| Built before 1980 | 17% |
| Built 2000 or later | 43% |
| Owner-occupied | 92% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $237,000 |
| Single-family detached | 72% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berryville | 3 mi | 0% | 20% |
| Frankston | 5 mi | 0% | 25% |
| Cuney | 7 mi | 0% | 10% |
| Moore Station | 7 mi | 0% | 49% |
| Poynor | 8 mi | 3% | 24% |
| Noonday | 9 mi | 6% | 14% |
| Bullard | 9 mi | 1% | 19% |
| Chandler | 12 mi | 4% | 53% |
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