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Greene County, NC Roof Snow Load - 10 psf

Greene County, NC: your roof's ASCE 7 snow number, in plain English

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10 psf

Greene 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.

Greene County, NC: quick facts

Greene County by the numbers

Nationally that's #1,904 out of 2,758 rated counties, the top 69%; within North Carolina alone, Greene County ranks #86 of 100. That's 2.9 psf below North Carolina's own county-average design load of 12.9 psf.

Greene County, FIPS 37079, is home to 20,671 people near 35.482°N 77.6817°W. Its 10 psf ground snow load figure is the map value; 10 psf is what a roof is actually designed for.

Greene County's snowfall, most winters

0.7 in. a year: that's Greene County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at KINSTON AG RSCH, NC US (14.2 mi away). See the density guide.

Before you rely on Greene County's number

Treat the Greene 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.