Opdyke West, Texas

Inside Opdyke West's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 8% of mapped land, the 2nd-highest of 6 cities in Hockley County. A shallow water table limits basements on under 1%.

That clay share is close to Hockley County's 7%. FEMA's flood data list 4 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 79336 overlapping the city. Of its 117 homes, 21% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1995.

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

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

<1%

high water table: limits basements

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

21%

of homes built before 1980

Foundation repair in Opdyke West

Foundation repair in Opdyke West: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 8% of Opdyke West'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 Opdyke West city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)	7.8%
High water table (limits basements)	0.4%
Septic fields very limited	7.8%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)	3.7%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)	4.3%
Mapped soil	144 acres

Soil series	Share here	Series nationally: expansive clay
Acuff	51%	1%
Portales	26%	n/a
Amarillo	7%	0%
Sparenberg	4%	n/a
Estacado	4%	n/a
Midessa	3%	n/a

Opdyke West city limits inside Hockley 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 8% and a shallow water table on under 1% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Opdyke West; conditions still vary lot by lot.

Drought in Hockley County

0% of Hockley 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 Opdyke West. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIP	Share of city land	Flood losses	Paid
79336	100%	4	$0

Homes in Opdyke West

Housing units	117
Median year built	1995
Built before 1980	21%
Built 2000 or later	40%
Owner-occupied	51%
Median value, owner-occupied	$18,400
Single-family detached	8%

Nearby cities

Place	Distance	Expansive clay	High water table
Levelland	4 mi	3%	2%
Smyer	8 mi	5%	1%
Sundown	14 mi	1%	under 1%
Ropesville	15 mi	1%	0%
Anton	17 mi	86%	0%
Wolfforth	18 mi	13%	5%
Whiteface	18 mi	0%	0%
Meadow	18 mi	1%	under 1%

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