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Newberry County, SC Roof Snow Load - 10 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Newberry County

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10 psf

That's Newberry County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. 7 psf is what the ground-load formula alone gives; Newberry County's 10 psf low-slope minimum (§7.3.4) beats it, so that figure is the one that governs on flat and low-pitch roofs.

Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 22 in. of fresh powder, 8 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 2 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.

Newberry County at a glance

Where Newberry County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Newberry County sits at #1,807, the top 66% nationally - #21 of 46 within South Carolina. 8.8 psf is South Carolina's typical county figure - Newberry County beats it by 1.2 psf.

Near 34.2899°N 81.5997°W, FIPS 45071: Newberry County counts 39,203 residents and a 10 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 10 psf.

How much it actually snows in Newberry County

Most winters bring Newberry County roughly 1.4 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at LITTLE MTN, SC US, 12.3 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

Newberry 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 Newberry County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)