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Dublin, Texas
Inside Dublin's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 28% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on under 1%.
That clay share is above Erath County's 20%. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 76446 overlapping the city. Of its 1,255 homes, 63% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1973.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Erath 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 Dublin
Foundation repair in Dublin: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 28% of Dublin's mapped land.
About 900 of Dublin's 1,255 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 Dublin city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 28.4% |
| High water table (limits basements) | under 0.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 80.4% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 7.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 66.8% |
| Mapped soil | 2,290 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Purves | 41% | 40% |
| Slidell | 19% | n/a |
| Denton | 8% | n/a |
| Maloterre | 7% | n/a |
| Bolar | 7% | n/a |
| Dugout | 6% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 7.8% by land area here, and 67% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 28% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Erath County is in drought on the latest map, and 28% of Dublin's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
USDA rates 80% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Erath County
100% of Erath 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 Dublin. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76446 | 100% | 2 | $24,406 |
Homes in Dublin
| Housing units | 1,255 |
| Median year built | 1973 |
| Built before 1980 | 63% |
| Built 2000 or later | 9% |
| Owner-occupied | 78% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $149,300 |
| Single-family detached | 75% |
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