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Lakeside City, Texas
Inside Lakeside City's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 51% of mapped land, the 3rd-highest of 6 cities in Archer County. A shallow water table limits basements on 0%.
That clay share is above Archer County's 36%. FEMA's flood data list 16 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 76308 overlapping the city. Of its 411 homes, 34% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1985.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Archer 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 Lakeside City
Foundation repair in Lakeside City: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 51% of Lakeside City's mapped land, more than in 58% of Texas cities.
About 400 of Lakeside City's 411 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 Lakeside City city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 50.7% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 0.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 88.7% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 5.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 50.7% |
| Mapped soil | 404 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Winters | 29% | n/a |
| Bluegrove | 27% | n/a |
| Kamay | 11% | 89% |
| Vernon | 10% | n/a |
| Knoco | 3% | n/a |
| Port | 2% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 5.8% by land area here, and 51% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 51% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Archer County is in drought on the latest map, and 51% of Lakeside City's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
USDA rates 89% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Archer County
100% of Archer 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 Lakeside City. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76308 | 99% | 16 | $447,026 |
Homes in Lakeside City
| Housing units | 411 |
| Median year built | 1985 |
| Built before 1980 | 34% |
| Built 2000 or later | 21% |
| Owner-occupied | 90% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $268,300 |
| Single-family detached | 97% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita Falls | 5 mi | 30% | under 1% |
| Pleasant Valley | 8 mi | 40% | under 1% |
| Holliday | 9 mi | 41% | under 1% |
| Dean | 10 mi | 14% | 0% |
| Jolly | 11 mi | 66% | 0% |
| Iowa Park | 12 mi | 53% | 0% |
| Scotland | 13 mi | 26% | under 1% |
| Cashion Community | 14 mi | 39% | under 1% |
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