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Skellytown, Texas
Inside Skellytown's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 45% of mapped land, the 4th-highest of 4 cities in Carson County. A shallow water table limits basements on 0%.
That clay share is below Carson County's 55%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 79080 overlapping the city. Of its 263 homes, 82% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1955.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Carson 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 Skellytown
Foundation repair in Skellytown: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 45% of Skellytown's mapped land, more than in 53% of Texas cities.
About 200 of Skellytown's 263 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 Skellytown city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 44.6% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 0.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 5.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.9% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 339 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Manson | 63% | n/a |
| Paloduro | 22% | n/a |
| Plemons | 8% | n/a |
| Potter | 5% | n/a |
| Alibates | 2% | n/a |
| Berda | under 1% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.9% by land area here, and 0% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 45% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Carson County is in drought on the latest map, and 45% of Skellytown's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
Drought in Carson County
100% of Carson 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 Skellytown. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79080 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Skellytown
| Housing units | 263 |
| Median year built | 1955 |
| Built before 1980 | 82% |
| Built 2000 or later | 3% |
| Owner-occupied | 81% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $38,700 |
| Single-family detached | 86% |
Nearby cities
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