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Hendricks County, IN Roof Snow Load - 20 psf

How much snow is too much for a roof in Hendricks County, IN?

Moderate
20 psf

20 psf: that's what ASCE 7-22 requires a typical heated home's roof in Hendricks County to carry. ASCE 7's low-slope-roof minimum (§7.3.4) raises the governing figure to 20 psf - higher than the 14 psf the ground-load formula alone would give, and the code says use the larger one.

Picture it, not just weigh it: 44 in. if it's fresh powder, 16 in. once it settles, or a mere 4 in. if it's 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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Hendricks County in numbers

How Hendricks County compares

20 psf ranks #592 of 2,758 US counties with a mapped snow load (top 21%) - and #7 of 89 in Indiana. Indiana counties average 19.3 psf; Hendricks County runs 0.7 psf higher than that.

Population 190,629 (FIPS 18063), roughly 39.769°N 86.5099°W. The 20 psf ground snow load ASCE 7-22 maps here becomes 20 psf once the code's own design factors are applied.

Typical snowfall in Hendricks County, IN

NOAA's 30-year normal for Hendricks County: 21.5 in. of snow a year, from the DANVILLE 3 SW, IN US station. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

What this Hendricks County figure assumes

This is a county-level reference figure for a typical heated home built to Risk Category II (ordinary residential), on a partially exposed lot - the assumptions ASCE 7-22 itself treats as the default case. A steeper roof, a fully exposed hilltop lot, an unheated structure, or a higher risk category all change the actual number.

Hendricks County's permit office wants an address-specific figure, not this county average - the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool is free, takes under a minute, and outputs a PDF most reviewers accept. Details: the calculation guide.