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Ashland County, OH Roof Snow Load - 20 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Ashland County

Moderate
20 psf

That's Ashland County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. §7.3.4's low-slope minimum of 20 psf is what actually governs on a flat or low-pitch roof here - higher than the 14 psf the base ground-load formula gives.

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. Modern-code homes carry a load like this without issue; an older addition, a carport, or any flat-roofed section is where it is worth checking first.

Ashland County in numbers

Where Ashland County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Ashland County sits at #730, the top 26% nationally - #46 of 86 within Ohio. Ashland County's figure lands almost exactly on Ohio's own county-average of 20 psf.

Near 40.8433°N 82.2701°W, FIPS 39005: Ashland County counts 52,420 residents and a 20 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 20 psf.

How much it actually snows in Ashland County

Most winters bring Ashland County roughly 49.2 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at MANSFIELD LAHM MUNI AP, OH US, 13 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

Ashland 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 Ashland County's county-wide figure. Details: the calculation guide.