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Upson County, GA Roof Snow Load - 5 psf

Upson County, GA: your roof's ASCE 7 snow number, in plain English

Light
5 psf

Upson County's roofs are built to hold 5 psf of snow, the ASCE 7-22 figure a permit reviewer checks first. Flat and low-pitch roofs in Upson County are actually governed by ASCE 7's §7.3.4 minimum of 5 psf, not the 3.5 psf the ground-load formula alone would produce.

In depth, not weight: that's roughly 11 inches of fresh, light snow, 4 inches of old, settled snow, or as little as 1 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. This is a modest add-on to standard roof loading - ordinary residential construction carries it without extra bracing.

Upson County, GA: quick facts

Upson County by the numbers

Nationally that's #2,242 out of 2,758 rated counties, the top 81%; within Georgia alone, Upson County ranks #60 of 159. 3.6 psf is Georgia's typical county figure - Upson County beats it by 1.4 psf.

Upson County, FIPS 13293, is home to 28,358 people near 32.8818°N 84.2923°W. Its 5 psf ground snow load figure is the map value; 5 psf is what a roof is actually designed for.

Upson County's snowfall, most winters

0.3 in. a year: that's Upson County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at THOMASTON 4SE, GA US (1.9 mi away). See the density guide.

Before you rely on Upson County's number

Treat the Upson 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. (How this figure is calculated.)