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Beaver County, UT Roof Snow Load - 15 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Beaver County

Moderate
15 psf

That's Beaver County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. The physics-based figure alone would be 10.5 psf, but ASCE 7's own low-slope minimum (§7.3.4) sets a floor of 15 psf for flat and low-pitch roofs here, which is the number that actually governs.

Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 33 in. of fresh powder, 12 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 3 in. if it's turned to ice. This is a meaningful design load - most modern-code homes handle it fine, though an addition, a carport or a flat-roofed section can be a weak spot.

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Beaver County in numbers

Where Beaver County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Beaver County sits at #1,581, the top 57% nationally - #8 of 10 within Utah. 16.6 psf is Utah's typical county figure - Beaver County comes in 1.6 psf under it.

Near 38.3575°N 113.2389°W, FIPS 49001: Beaver County counts 7,424 residents and a 15 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 15 psf.

How much it actually snows in Beaver County

Most winters bring Beaver County roughly 59.6 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at CEDAR CITY, UT US, 48.5 mi off. Worth noting: the nearest station reporting snowfall normals sits 48.5 mi from Beaver County's center, so treat this as a regional figure rather than an exact one. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

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