Neosho County, KS Roof Snow Load - 15 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Neosho County
That's Neosho County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. Flat and low-pitch roofs in Neosho County are actually governed by ASCE 7's §7.3.4 minimum of 15 psf, not the 10.5 psf the ground-load formula alone would produce.
Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 33 in. of fresh powder, 12 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 3 in. if it's turned to 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.
Neosho County in numbers
- Design roof snow load15 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map15 psf
- National rank#1,503 of 2,758
- Kansas rank#83 of 105
- Population15,552
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal9.4 in.
- FIPS20133
Where Neosho County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Neosho County sits at #1,503, the top 54% nationally - #83 of 105 within Kansas. 18.2 psf is Kansas's typical county figure - Neosho County comes in 3.2 psf under it.
Near 37.5643°N 95.3157°W, FIPS 20133: Neosho County counts 15,552 residents and a 15 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 15 psf.
How much it actually snows in Neosho County
Most winters bring Neosho County roughly 9.4 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at ERIE, KS US, 3.8 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Neosho 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 Neosho County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.