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Rush County, KS Roof Snow Load - 20 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Rush County

Moderate
20 psf

That's Rush 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 20 psf - higher than the 14 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 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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Rush County at a glance

Where Rush County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Rush County sits at #1,257, the top 46% nationally - #56 of 105 within Kansas. That's 1.8 psf above Kansas's own county-average design load of 18.2 psf.

Near 38.5236°N 99.3092°W, FIPS 20165: Rush County counts 2,810 residents and a 20 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 20 psf.

How much it actually snows in Rush County

Most winters bring Rush County roughly 14.1 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at BISON 3NW, KS US, 4.9 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

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