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Oak Point, Texas

Inside Oak Point's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 31% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on under 1%.

That clay share is below Denton County's 50%. FEMA's flood data list 7 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 75068 overlapping the city. Of its 2,275 homes, 4% were built before 1980; the median dates from 2008.

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

31%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

<1%

high water table: limits basements

7

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

4%

of homes built before 1980

Foundation repair in Oak Point

Foundation repair in Oak Point: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 31% of Oak Point's mapped land.

About 2,200 of Oak Point's 2,275 homes are detached houses.

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 Oak Point city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)30.8%
High water table (limits basements)0.2%
Septic fields very limited81.9%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)5.7%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)33.7%
Mapped soil3,716 acres
Soil seriesShare hereSeries nationally: expansive clay
Callisburg21%n/a
Birome20%n/a
Navo18%n/a
Gasil7%0%
Wilson7%88%
Rayex4%n/a
Denton CountyOak Point
Oak Point city limits inside Denton 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

Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 5.7% by land area here, and 34% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 31% of the mapped land.

Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Denton County is in drought on the latest map, and 31% of Oak Point's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.

USDA rates 82% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.

Drought in Denton County

100% of Denton 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 Oak Point. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIPShare of city landFlood lossesPaid
7506899%7$14,599

Homes in Oak Point

Housing units2,275
Median year built2008
Built before 19804%
Built 2000 or later79%
Owner-occupied90%
Median value, owner-occupied$395,900
Single-family detached98%

Nearby cities

PlaceDistanceExpansive clayHigh water table
Lakewood Village 3 mi 77% 0%
Shady Shores 3 mi 14% 7%
Cross Roads 3 mi 1% under 1%
Lake Dallas 4 mi 18% 1%
Little Elm 4 mi 52% 1%
Hackberry 4 mi 84% 0%
Hickory Creek 5 mi 18% 5%
Providence Village 5 mi 18% 7%

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