Uintah County, UT Roof Snow Load - 21 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Uintah County
That's Uintah County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from.
Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 46.2 in. of fresh powder, 16.8 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 4.2 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.
Uintah County at a glance
- Design roof snow load21 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map30 psf
- National rank#443 of 2,758
- Utah rank#2 of 10
- Population38,307
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal15.5 in.
- FIPS49047
Where Uintah County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Uintah County sits at #443, the top 16% nationally - #2 of 10 within Utah. Utah counties average 16.6 psf; Uintah County runs 4.4 psf higher than that.
Near 40.1259°N 109.5177°W, FIPS 49047: Uintah County counts 38,307 residents and a 30 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 21 psf.
How much it actually snows in Uintah County
Most winters bring Uintah County roughly 15.5 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at OURAY 4NE, UT US, 6.7 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Uintah 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 Uintah County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)