Camden County, NC Roof Snow Load - 10 psf
Camden County, NC: your roof's ASCE 7 snow number, in plain English
Camden County's roofs are built to hold 10 psf of snow, the ASCE 7-22 figure a permit reviewer checks first. §7.3.4's low-slope minimum of 10 psf is what actually governs on a flat or low-pitch roof here - higher than the 7 psf the base ground-load formula gives.
In depth, not weight: that's roughly 22 inches of fresh, light snow, 8 inches of old, settled snow, or as little as 2 inches of solid ice - snow that heavy is rare here but ice from a freeze-thaw cycle adds up far faster than the depth suggests. This is a modest add-on to standard roof loading - ordinary residential construction carries it without extra bracing.
Camden County in numbers
- Design roof snow load10 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map10 psf
- National rank#1,986 of 2,758
- North Carolina rank#94 of 100
- Population11,184
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0.2 in.
- FIPS37029
Camden County by the numbers
Nationally that's #1,986 out of 2,758 rated counties, the top 72%; within North Carolina alone, Camden County ranks #94 of 100. 12.9 psf is North Carolina's typical county figure - Camden County comes in 2.9 psf under it.
Camden County, FIPS 37029, is home to 11,184 people near 36.3423°N 76.1625°W. Its 10 psf ground snow load figure is the map value; 10 psf is what a roof is actually designed for.
Camden County's snowfall, most winters
0.2 in. a year: that's Camden County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at ELIZABETH CITY, NC US (3.3 mi away). See the density guide.
Before you rely on Camden County's number
Treat the Camden County figure as a starting point, not a final answer: it assumes standard occupancy, a heated structure and a moderately sheltered site, per ASCE 7-22's own defaults. Exposed terrain, an unheated building or a steeper roof all shift the real number.
For a real application, skip the county number and go straight to the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool - enter your coordinates and it returns a site-specific figure a plan reviewer will recognize. (How this figure is calculated.)