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Los Ybanez, Texas

Inside Los Ybanez'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 Dawson County's 4%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 79331 overlapping the city.

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

0%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

0%

high water table: limits basements

1

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

Foundation repair in Los Ybanez

Foundation repair in Los Ybanez: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 0% of Los Ybanez'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 Los Ybanez city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)0.0%
High water table (limits basements)0.0%
Septic fields very limited6.0%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)3.1%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)0.0%
Mapped soil54 acres
Soil seriesShare hereSeries nationally: expansive clay
Amarillo90%0%
Posey4%n/a
Arvana4%n/a
Sharvana2%n/a
Dawson CountyLos Ybanez
Los Ybanez city limits inside Dawson 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 Los Ybanez; conditions still vary lot by lot.

Drought in Dawson County

100% of Dawson 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 Los Ybanez. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIPShare of city landFlood lossesPaid
79331100%1$15,000

Homes

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

Nearby cities

PlaceDistanceExpansive clayHigh water table
Lamesa 2 mi under 1% under 1%
O'Donnell 18 mi 23% under 1%
Ackerly 18 mi 3% 0%
Tahoka 32 mi 4% under 1%
Wellman 37 mi 0% 0%
Brownfield 38 mi 0% under 1%
Seagraves 41 mi under 1% 1%
Stanton 41 mi 3% 4%

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