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Estelline, Texas

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

That clay share is close to Hall County's 1%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 79233 overlapping the city.

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

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expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

<1%

high water table: limits basements

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flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

Foundation repair in Estelline

Foundation repair in Estelline: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on under 1% of Estelline'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 Estelline city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)under 0.1%
High water table (limits basements)under 0.1%
Septic fields very limited22.9%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)1.1%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)under 0.1%
Mapped soil464 acres
Soil seriesShare hereSeries nationally: expansive clay
Enterprise68%n/a
Hardeman22%n/a
Lincoln2%n/a
Yahola2%n/a
Springer2%n/a
Tipton2%n/a
Hall CountyEstelline
Estelline city limits inside Hall 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 under 1% and a shallow water table on under 1% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Estelline; conditions still vary lot by lot.

Drought in Hall County

100% of Hall 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 Estelline. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIPShare of city landFlood lossesPaid
79233100%0$0

Homes

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

Nearby cities

PlaceDistanceExpansive clayHigh water table
Childress 12 mi 0% 0%
Memphis 14 mi 58% 0%
Lakeview 17 mi 0% 0%
Wellington 25 mi under 1% 0%
Hedley 25 mi 4% under 1%
Turkey 28 mi 23% 0%
Dodson 28 mi 0% 1%
Quitaque 37 mi 41% 1%

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