Lakeview, Texas

Inside Lakeview'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 close to Hall County's 1%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 79239 overlapping the city.

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

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

high water table: limits basements

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

Foundation repair in Lakeview

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

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 Lakeview city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)	0.0%
High water table (limits basements)	0.0%
Septic fields very limited	0.0%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)	3.1%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)	0.0%
Mapped soil	132 acres

Soil series	Share here	Series nationally: expansive clay
Miles	54%	0%
Altus	34%	n/a
Cobb	6%	n/a
Bukreek	4%	n/a
Devol	1%	n/a

Lakeview 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 0% and a shallow water table on 0% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Lakeview; 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 Lakeview. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIP	Share of city land	Flood losses	Paid
79239	100%	0	$0

Homes

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

Nearby cities

Place	Distance	Expansive clay	High water table
Memphis	10 mi	58%	0%
Hedley	14 mi	4%	under 1%
Estelline	17 mi	under 1%	under 1%
Clarendon	21 mi	5%	3%
Turkey	22 mi	23%	0%
Howardwick	28 mi	4%	under 1%
Childress	29 mi	0%	0%
Quitaque	29 mi	41%	1%

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