Kern County, CA Roof Snow Load - 0 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Kern County
That's Kern 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 0 in. of fresh powder, 0 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 0 in. if it's turned to ice. This county’s ground snow load maps to zero - snow load is not a driver of roof design here.
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Kern County in numbers
- Design roof snow load0 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map0 psf
- National rank#2,494 of 2,758
- California rank#16 of 41
- Population922,529
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0.1 in.
- FIPS06029
Where Kern County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Kern County sits at #2,494, the top 90% nationally - #16 of 41 within California. That's 1.1 psf below California's own county-average design load of 1.1 psf.
Near 35.3466°N 118.7295°W, FIPS 06029: Kern County counts 922,529 residents and a 0 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 0 psf.
How much it actually snows in Kern County
Most winters bring Kern County roughly 0.1 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at BAKERSFIELD AP, CA US, 19.3 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Kern 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 Kern County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.