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Dodson, Texas

Inside Dodson's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 1%.

That clay share is below Collingsworth County's 7%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 79230 overlapping the city.

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

0%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

1%

high water table: limits basements

0

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

Foundation repair in Dodson

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

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 Dodson city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)0.0%
High water table (limits basements)0.5%
Septic fields very limited63.8%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)3.6%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)0.0%
Mapped soil391 acres
Soil seriesShare hereSeries nationally: expansive clay
Tipton47%n/a
Miles30%0%
Grandfield7%n/a
Altus5%n/a
Roark3%n/a
Cobb2%n/a
Collingsworth CountyDodson
Dodson city limits inside Collingsworth 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

USDA rates 64% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.

With shrink-swell clay on 0% and a shallow water table on 1% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Dodson; conditions still vary lot by lot.

Drought in Collingsworth County

100% of Collingsworth 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 Dodson. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIPShare of city landFlood lossesPaid
79230100%0$0

Homes

Dodson has fewer than 100 housing units in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, too few for reliable shares.

Nearby cities

PlaceDistanceExpansive clayHigh water table
Wellington 13 mi under 1% 0%
Childress 27 mi 0% 0%
Estelline 28 mi under 1% under 1%
Memphis 30 mi 58% 0%
Shamrock 34 mi 3% 0%
Quanah 36 mi 82% 0%
Hedley 37 mi 4% under 1%
Lakeview 39 mi 0% 0%

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