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Encinal, Texas

Inside Encinal'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 La Salle County's 35%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 78019 overlapping the city. Of its 480 homes, 49% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1981.

Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in La Salle County

0%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

1%

high water table: limits basements

0

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

49%

of homes built before 1980

Foundation repair in Encinal

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

About 300 of Encinal's 480 homes are detached houses.

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 Encinal city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)0.0%
High water table (limits basements)0.9%
Septic fields very limited12.8%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)3.0%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)0.0%
Mapped soil274 acres
Soil seriesShare hereSeries nationally: expansive clay
Duval58%n/a
Brystal14%n/a
Moglia13%n/a
Webb5%n/a
Dilley4%n/a
Hindes3%n/a
La Salle CountyEncinal
Encinal city limits inside La Salle 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 1% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Encinal; conditions still vary lot by lot.

Drought in La Salle County

100% of La Salle 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 Encinal. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIPShare of city landFlood lossesPaid
78019over 99%0$0

Homes in Encinal

Housing units480
Median year built1981
Built before 198049%
Built 2000 or later32%
Owner-occupied82%
Median value, owner-occupied$86,900
Single-family detached54%

Nearby cities

PlaceDistanceExpansive clayHigh water table
Cotulla 28 mi 3% under 1%
Laredo 34 mi 10% under 1%
Asherton 37 mi 8% 0%
Big Wells 39 mi 47% under 1%
Dilley 45 mi 3% 1%
Carrizo Springs 45 mi 3% under 1%
Freer 46 mi 3% under 1%
Rio Bravo 47 mi 0% 0%

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