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Eddy County, ND Roof Snow Load - 28 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Eddy County

Moderate
28 psf

That's Eddy County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from.

Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 61.6 in. of fresh powder, 22.4 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 5.6 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.

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Eddy County, ND: quick facts

Where Eddy County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Eddy County sits at #294, the top 11% nationally - #28 of 49 within North Dakota. 29.4 psf is North Dakota's typical county figure - Eddy County comes in 1.4 psf under it.

Near 47.7234°N 98.9005°W, FIPS 38027: Eddy County counts 2,309 residents and a 40 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 28 psf.

How much it actually snows in Eddy County

Most winters bring Eddy County roughly 33.5 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at FESSENDEN, ND US, 34 mi off. 34 mi is a real gap between Eddy County and its nearest reporting station, so local snowfall can diverge from this figure, especially near elevation changes. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

Eddy 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 Eddy County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.