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Mineral County, NV Roof Snow Load - 5 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Mineral County

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5 psf

That's Mineral County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. ASCE 7's low-slope-roof minimum (§7.3.4) raises the governing figure to 5 psf - higher than the 3.5 psf the ground-load formula alone would give, and the code says use the larger one.

Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 11 in. of fresh powder, 4 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 1 in. if it's turned to ice. This is a modest add-on to standard roof loading - ordinary residential construction carries it without extra bracing.

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Mineral County in numbers

Where Mineral County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Mineral County sits at #2,437, the top 88% nationally - #10 of 14 within Nevada. Nevada counties average 6.8 psf; Mineral County runs 1.8 psf lower than that.

Near 38.5166°N 118.4163°W, FIPS 32021: Mineral County counts 4,475 residents and a 5 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 5 psf.

How much it actually snows in Mineral County

Most winters bring Mineral County roughly 7.8 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at MINA, NV US, 18.9 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

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