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Lindale, Texas
Inside Lindale's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 1% of mapped land, the 4th-highest of 10 cities in Smith County. A shallow water table limits basements on 10%.
That clay share is close to Smith County's 3%. FEMA's flood data list 6 flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city. Of its 2,839 homes, 29% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1995.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Smith County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 2 overlapping ZIPs
of homes built before 1980
Foundation repair in Lindale
Foundation repair in Lindale: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 1% of Lindale's mapped land.
About 2,100 of Lindale's 2,839 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 Lindale city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 1.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 9.5% |
| Septic fields very limited | 34.7% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 1.9% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 1.4% |
| Mapped soil | 3,976 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Wolfpen | 32% | n/a |
| Pickton | 20% | n/a |
| Oakwood | 19% | n/a |
| Cuthbert | 7% | 0% |
| Mattex | 4% | n/a |
| Redsprings | 3% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
With shrink-swell clay on 1% and a shallow water table on 10% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Lindale; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Smith County
100% of Smith 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 Lindale. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75771 | 82% | 5 | $49,957 |
| 75706 | 18% | 1 | $0 |
Homes in Lindale
| Housing units | 2,839 |
| Median year built | 1995 |
| Built before 1980 | 29% |
| Built 2000 or later | 46% |
| Owner-occupied | 65% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $272,800 |
| Single-family detached | 74% |
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