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Pleasant Valley, Texas
Inside Pleasant Valley's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 40% of mapped land, the 3rd-highest of 6 cities in Wichita County. A shallow water table limits basements on under 1%.
That clay share is close to Wichita County's 43%. FEMA's flood data list 10 flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city. Of its 136 homes, 48% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1981.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Wichita 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 Pleasant Valley
Foundation repair in Pleasant Valley: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 40% of Pleasant Valley's mapped land.
About 100 of Pleasant Valley's 136 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 Pleasant Valley city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 39.6% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 0.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 88.1% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 6.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 70.7% |
| Mapped soil | 1,670 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Deandale | 31% | n/a |
| Winters | 28% | n/a |
| Mangum | 10% | n/a |
| Clairemont | 6% | n/a |
| Frankirk | 5% | n/a |
| Port | 4% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 6.8% by land area here, and 71% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 40% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Wichita County is in drought on the latest map, and 40% of Pleasant Valley's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
USDA rates 88% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Wichita County
100% of Wichita 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 Pleasant Valley. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76367 | 60% | 6 | $294,553 |
| 76305 | 40% | 4 | $36,985 |
Homes in Pleasant Valley
| Housing units | 136 |
| Median year built | 1981 |
| Built before 1980 | 48% |
| Built 2000 or later | 22% |
| Owner-occupied | 96% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $138,200 |
| Single-family detached | 79% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita Falls | 5 mi | 30% | under 1% |
| Iowa Park | 5 mi | 53% | 0% |
| Lakeside City | 8 mi | 51% | 0% |
| Cashion Community | 9 mi | 39% | under 1% |
| Burkburnett | 10 mi | 30% | under 1% |
| Holliday | 10 mi | 41% | under 1% |
| Dean | 11 mi | 14% | 0% |
| Jolly | 15 mi | 66% | 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