Pasquotank County, NC Roof Snow Load - 10 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Pasquotank County
That's Pasquotank 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; Pasquotank 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. Standard residential construction handles a load this size without extra bracing; it is a modest addition on top of ordinary roof loading.
Pasquotank County in numbers
- Design roof snow load10 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map10 psf
- National rank#1,800 of 2,758
- North Carolina rank#77 of 100
- Population41,418
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0.2 in.
- FIPS37139
Where Pasquotank County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Pasquotank County sits at #1,800, the top 65% nationally - #77 of 100 within North Carolina. That's 2.9 psf below North Carolina's own county-average design load of 12.9 psf.
Near 36.2652°N 76.2607°W, FIPS 37139: Pasquotank County counts 41,418 residents and a 10 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 10 psf.
How much it actually snows in Pasquotank County
Most winters bring Pasquotank County roughly 0.2 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at ELIZABETH CITY, NC US, 4.4 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Pasquotank 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 Pasquotank County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)