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Oak Ridge (Cooke County), Texas
Inside Oak Ridge's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 9% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 3%, the highest of 7 cities in Cooke County.
That clay share is below Cooke County's 38%. FEMA's flood data list 5 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 76240 overlapping the city. Of its 129 homes, 23% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1999.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Cooke 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 Oak Ridge (Cooke County)
Foundation repair in Oak Ridge (Cooke County): shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 9% of Oak Ridge (Cooke County)'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 Oak Ridge city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 9.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 3.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 37.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 9.3% |
| Mapped soil | 71 acres |
What the numbers mean here
With shrink-swell clay on 9% and a shallow water table on 3% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Oak Ridge; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Cooke County
74.9% of Cooke 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 Oak Ridge. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76240 | 100% | 5 | $123,574 |
Homes in Oak Ridge
| Housing units | 129 |
| Median year built | 1999 |
| Built before 1980 | 23% |
| Built 2000 or later | 48% |
| Owner-occupied | 38% |
| Single-family detached | 30% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callisburg | 4 mi | 34% | 0% |
| Gainesville | 6 mi | 76% | 0% |
| Whitesboro | 8 mi | 56% | 0% |
| Collinsville | 10 mi | 40% | 0% |
| Lindsay | 10 mi | 75% | 0% |
| Sadler | 11 mi | 70% | 0% |
| Road Runner | 12 mi | 16% | 0% |
| Valley View | 14 mi | 65% | 0% |
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