Dickens, Texas

Inside Dickens' city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 0%.

That clay share is below Dickens County's 11%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 79229 overlapping the city. Of its 135 homes, 61% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1974.

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

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

high water table: limits basements

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

61%

of homes built before 1980

Foundation repair in Dickens

Foundation repair in Dickens: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 0% of Dickens' mapped land.

About 100 of Dickens' 135 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 Dickens city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)	0.0%
High water table (limits basements)	0.0%
Septic fields very limited	41.3%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)	3.2%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)	0.0%
Mapped soil	614 acres

Soil series	Share here	Series nationally: expansive clay
Olton	24%	91%
Bippus	16%	n/a
Mobeetie	13%	n/a
Miles	10%	0%
Berda	8%	n/a
Colorado	7%	n/a

Dickens city limits inside Dickens 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

With shrink-swell clay on 0% and a shallow water table on 0% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Dickens; conditions still vary lot by lot.

Drought in Dickens County

100% of Dickens 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 Dickens. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIP	Share of city land	Flood losses	Paid
79229	100%	0	$0

Homes in Dickens

Housing units	135
Median year built	1974
Built before 1980	61%
Built 2000 or later	17%
Owner-occupied	86%
Median value, owner-occupied	$47,800
Single-family detached	90%

Nearby cities

Place	Distance	Expansive clay	High water table
Spur	10 mi	17%	under 1%
Roaring Springs	19 mi	0%	under 1%
Crosbyton	23 mi	90%	2%
Matador	27 mi	under 1%	0%
Jayton	30 mi	1%	1%
Ralls	32 mi	98%	2%
Floydada	38 mi	over 99%	4%
Lorenzo	40 mi	94%	3%

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