Camden County, GA Roof Snow Load - 0 psf
How much snow is too much for a roof in Camden County, GA?
0 psf: that's what ASCE 7-22 requires a typical heated home's roof in Camden County to carry.
Picture it, not just weigh it: 0 in. if it's fresh powder, 0 in. once it settles, or a mere 0 in. if it's ice. This county’s ground snow load maps to zero - snow load is not a driver of roof design here.
Camden County in numbers
- Design roof snow load0 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map0 psf
- National rank#2,599 of 2,758
- Georgia rank#106 of 159
- Population59,099
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0 in.
- FIPS13039
How Camden County compares
0 psf ranks #2,599 of 2,758 US counties with a mapped snow load (top 94%) - and #106 of 159 in Georgia. 3.6 psf is Georgia's typical county figure - Camden County comes in 3.6 psf under it.
Population 59,099 (FIPS 13039), roughly 30.9134°N 81.642°W. The 0 psf ground snow load ASCE 7-22 maps here becomes 0 psf once the code's own design factors are applied.
Typical snowfall in Camden County, GA
NOAA's 30-year normal for Camden County: 0 in. of snow a year, from the WOODBINE, GA US station. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
What this Camden County figure assumes
This is a county-level reference figure for a typical heated home built to Risk Category II (ordinary residential), on a partially exposed lot - the assumptions ASCE 7-22 itself treats as the default case. A steeper roof, a fully exposed hilltop lot, an unheated structure, or a higher risk category all change the actual number.
Camden County's permit office wants an address-specific figure, not this county average - the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool is free, takes under a minute, and outputs a PDF most reviewers accept. Details: the calculation guide.