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Rocky Mound, Texas

Inside Rocky Mound's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 43%.

That clay share is below Camp County's 9%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 75686 overlapping the city.

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

0%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

43%

high water table: limits basements

1

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

Foundation repair in Rocky Mound

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

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)0.0%
High water table (limits basements)43.3%
Septic fields very limited88.4%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)2.9%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)1.3%
Mapped soil259 acres
Soil seriesShare hereSeries nationally: expansive clay
Bowie40%0%
Kirvin32%n/a
Cuthbert16%0%
Sacul2%73%
Lilbert2%0%
Kullit2%n/a
Camp CountyRocky Mound
Rocky Mound city limits inside Camp 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

On 43% of Rocky Mound's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.

USDA rates 88% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.

Drought in Camp County

100% of Camp 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 Rocky Mound. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIPShare of city landFlood lossesPaid
75686100%1$0

Homes

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

Nearby cities

PlaceDistanceExpansive clayHigh water table
Pittsburg 3 mi 1% 47%
Mount Pleasant 10 mi 46% 36%
Miller's Cove 11 mi 82% 39%
Winfield 11 mi 74% 61%
Mount Vernon 16 mi 57% 48%
Winnsboro 16 mi 15% 44%
Daingerfield 17 mi 0% 10%
Lone Star 19 mi 0% 14%

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