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Newton County, IN Roof Snow Load - 20 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Newton County

Moderate
20 psf

That's Newton 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 Newton County are actually governed by ASCE 7's §7.3.4 minimum of 20 psf, not the 14 psf the ground-load formula alone would produce.

Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 44 in. of fresh powder, 16 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 4 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.

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Newton County in numbers

Where Newton County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Newton County sits at #1,045, the top 38% nationally - #68 of 89 within Indiana. That's 0.7 psf above Indiana's own county-average design load of 19.3 psf.

Near 40.9624°N 87.4022°W, FIPS 18111: Newton County counts 14,131 residents and a 20 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 20 psf.

How much it actually snows in Newton County

Most winters bring Newton County roughly 29.7 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at LAKE VILLAGE 7SE, IN US, 8.6 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

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