El Paso County, CO Roof Snow Load - Case Study Area
El Paso County, CO: no map figure, on purpose
ASCE 7's own snow load map has no single figure for El Paso County: the terrain is complex enough that the code (§7.2) requires an elevation-specific study rather than a county-wide value. That is the map being accurate, not a data gap.
FIPS 08041, population 752,772. 386 US counties get this same case-study treatment; El Paso County is one of them.
El Paso County in numbers
- Population752,772
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal32.5 in.
- FIPS08041
El Paso County's snowfall, most winters
32.5 in. a year: that's El Paso County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI AP, CO US (8.8 mi away). See the density guide.
Before you rely on El Paso County's number
Treat the El Paso 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. See the methodology guide.