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Colfax County, NE Roof Snow Load - 20 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Colfax County

Moderate
20 psf

That's Colfax 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 17.5 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. A meaningful design load. Most homes built to modern code handle it, but additions, carports, and flat-roofed sections are worth a second look.

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Colfax County in numbers

Where Colfax County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Colfax County sits at #1,089, the top 39% nationally - #34 of 93 within Nebraska. Nebraska counties average 20.2 psf; Colfax County runs 0.2 psf lower than that.

Near 41.575°N 97.0889°W, FIPS 31037: Colfax County counts 10,826 residents and a 25 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 20 psf.

How much it actually snows in Colfax County

Most winters bring Colfax County roughly 35.6 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at SCHUYLER, NE US, 9.2 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

Colfax 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 Colfax County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)