Amelia County, VA Roof Snow Load - 20 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Amelia County
That's Amelia County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. Flat and low-pitch roofs in Amelia County are actually governed by ASCE 7's §7.3.4 minimum of 20 psf, not the 14 psf the ground-load formula alone would produce.
Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 44 in. of fresh powder, 16 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 4 in. if it's turned to ice. A meaningful design load. Most homes built to modern code handle it, but additions, carports, and flat-roofed sections are worth a second look.
Amelia County at a glance
- Design roof snow load20 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map20 psf
- National rank#1,049 of 2,758
- Virginia rank#68 of 110
- Population13,716
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal8.3 in.
- FIPS51007
Where Amelia County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Amelia County sits at #1,049, the top 38% nationally - #68 of 110 within Virginia. That's 1.7 psf above Virginia's own county-average design load of 18.3 psf.
Near 37.3319°N 77.9775°W, FIPS 51007: Amelia County counts 13,716 residents and a 20 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 20 psf.
How much it actually snows in Amelia County
Most winters bring Amelia County roughly 8.3 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at AMELIA COURTHOUSE, VA US, 0.9 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Amelia County's number above is ASCE 7-22's default case, not a custom calculation: ordinary residential occupancy, heated, sited on ground that's neither fully sheltered nor fully exposed. Any one of those changing - pitch, exposure, heating, occupancy - moves the real figure.
Nothing here substitutes for an address-level number. Get one free, in about a minute, from the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool using your own coordinates rather than Amelia County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.