Tuscarawas County, OH Roof Snow Load - 20 psf
Tuscarawas County, OH: your roof's ASCE 7 snow number, in plain English
Tuscarawas County's roofs are built to hold 20 psf of snow, the ASCE 7-22 figure a permit reviewer checks first. Flat and low-pitch roofs in Tuscarawas County are actually governed by ASCE 7's §7.3.4 minimum of 20 psf, not the 17.5 psf the ground-load formula alone would produce.
In depth, not weight: that's roughly 44 inches of fresh, light snow, 16 inches of old, settled snow, or as little as 4 inches of solid ice - snow that heavy is rare here but ice from a freeze-thaw cycle adds up far faster than the depth suggests. Modern-code homes carry a load like this without issue; an older addition, a carport, or any flat-roofed section is where it is worth checking first.
Tuscarawas County in numbers
- Design roof snow load20 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map25 psf
- National rank#663 of 2,758
- Ohio rank#28 of 86
- Population92,048
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal20.1 in.
- FIPS39157
Tuscarawas County by the numbers
Nationally that's #663 out of 2,758 rated counties, the top 24%; within Ohio alone, Tuscarawas County ranks #28 of 86. Tuscarawas County's figure lands almost exactly on Ohio's own county-average of 20 psf.
Tuscarawas County, FIPS 39157, is home to 92,048 people near 40.4474°N 81.4712°W. Its 25 psf ground snow load figure is the map value; 20 psf is what a roof is actually designed for.
Tuscarawas County's snowfall, most winters
20.1 in. a year: that's Tuscarawas County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at MILLERSBURG, OH US (24.4 mi away). See the density guide.
Before you rely on Tuscarawas County's number
Treat the Tuscarawas County figure as a starting point, not a final answer: it assumes standard occupancy, a heated structure and a moderately sheltered site, per ASCE 7-22's own defaults. Exposed terrain, an unheated building or a steeper roof all shift the real number.
For a real application, skip the county number and go straight to the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool - enter your coordinates and it returns a site-specific figure a plan reviewer will recognize. Details: the calculation guide.