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El Cenizo, Texas
Inside El Cenizo's 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 Webb County's 33%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 78046 overlapping the city. Of its 647 homes, 11% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1994.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Webb 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 El Cenizo
Foundation repair in El Cenizo: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 0% of El Cenizo's mapped land.
About 500 of El Cenizo's 647 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 El Cenizo city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 0.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 73.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 1.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 339 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Copita | 45% | n/a |
| Lagloria | 12% | n/a |
| Verick | 11% | n/a |
| Jimenez | 10% | n/a |
| Quemado | 8% | n/a |
| Rio Grande | 2% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
USDA rates 73% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
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 El Cenizo; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Webb County
100% of Webb 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 El Cenizo. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78046 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in El Cenizo
| Housing units | 647 |
| Median year built | 1994 |
| Built before 1980 | 11% |
| Built 2000 or later | 22% |
| Owner-occupied | 78% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $69,800 |
| Single-family detached | 84% |
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