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Hawley, Texas
Inside Hawley's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 24% of mapped land, the 4th-highest of 4 cities in Jones County. A shallow water table limits basements on 3%, the highest of 4 cities in Jones County.
That clay share is below Jones County's 54%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 79525 overlapping the city. Of its 318 homes, 68% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1973.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Jones 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 Hawley
Foundation repair in Hawley: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 24% of Hawley's mapped land.
About 300 of Hawley's 318 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 Hawley city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 23.9% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 3.5% |
| Septic fields very limited | 60.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 6.3% |
| Mapped soil | 1,880 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 3.7% by land area here, and 6% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 24% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Jones County is in drought on the latest map, and 24% of Hawley's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
USDA rates 61% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Jones County
100% of Jones 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 Hawley. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79525 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Hawley
| Housing units | 318 |
| Median year built | 1973 |
| Built before 1980 | 68% |
| Built 2000 or later | 19% |
| Owner-occupied | 81% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $120,300 |
| Single-family detached | 81% |
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