Stanly County, NC Roof Snow Load - 10 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Stanly County
That's Stanly County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. §7.3.4's low-slope minimum of 10 psf is what actually governs on a flat or low-pitch roof here - higher than the 7 psf the base ground-load formula gives.
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.
Stanly County, NC: quick facts
- Design roof snow load10 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map10 psf
- National rank#1,747 of 2,758
- North Carolina rank#69 of 100
- Population67,326
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0.8 in.
- FIPS37167
Where Stanly County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Stanly County sits at #1,747, the top 63% nationally - #69 of 100 within North Carolina. That's 2.9 psf below North Carolina's own county-average design load of 12.9 psf.
Near 35.3104°N 80.2544°W, FIPS 37167: Stanly County counts 67,326 residents and a 10 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 10 psf.
How much it actually snows in Stanly County
Most winters bring Stanly County roughly 0.8 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at ALBEMARLE, NC US, 6.9 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Stanly 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 Stanly County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.