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Weinert, Texas

Inside Weinert's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 85% of mapped land, the highest of 6 cities in Haskell County. A shallow water table limits basements on 1%, the 3rd-highest of 6 cities in Haskell County.

That clay share is above Haskell County's 59%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 76388 overlapping the city.

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

85%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

1%

high water table: limits basements

0

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

Foundation repair in Weinert

Foundation repair in Weinert: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 85% of Weinert's mapped land, more than in 93% of Texas cities.

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 Weinert city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)85.2%
High water table (limits basements)1.0%
Septic fields very limited85.2%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)6.3%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)85.2%
Mapped soil310 acres
Soil seriesShare hereSeries nationally: expansive clay
Rotan84%n/a
Abilene10%n/a
Sagerton4%88%
Leeray2%n/a
Eastall1%n/a
Hollisterunder 1%n/a
Haskell CountyWeinert
Weinert city limits inside Haskell 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

Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 6.3% by land area here, and 85% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 85% of the mapped land.

Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Haskell County is in drought on the latest map, and 85% of Weinert's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.

USDA rates 85% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.

Drought in Haskell County

100% of Haskell 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 Weinert. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIPShare of city landFlood lossesPaid
76388100%0$0

Homes

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

Nearby cities

PlaceDistanceExpansive clayHigh water table
Munday 9 mi 66% 1%
Knox City 10 mi 0% 1%
Rochester 11 mi 41% 2%
O'Brien 11 mi 16% 0%
Haskell 12 mi 49% under 1%
Goree 13 mi 1% under 1%
Rule 16 mi 16% 9%
Benjamin 19 mi 87% 0%

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