Snow Load in Georgia

159 counties — Average 3.7 PSF (Light)

59
100
No Load (37.1%) Light (62.9%)
No Snow Load — 59 counties with 0 PSF. No structural snow load design needed.
Light — 100 counties with 1–20 PSF. Standard roof construction is typically sufficient.

Based on ASCE 7-22, the national standard for structural snow loads used by engineers and building codes across the US.

Georgia Snow Load Map

Counties colored by snow load classification.

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All 159 Counties — By Snow Load

CountyClassificationSnow Load
Appling None 0 PSF
Atkinson None 0 PSF
Bacon None 0 PSF
Baker None 0 PSF
Baldwin Light 5 PSF
Banks Light 10 PSF
Barrow Light 5 PSF
Bartow Light 5 PSF
Ben Hill None 0 PSF
Berrien None 0 PSF
Bibb Light 5 PSF
Bleckley Light 5 PSF
Brantley None 0 PSF
Brooks None 0 PSF
Bryan None 0 PSF
Bulloch None 0 PSF
Burke Light 5 PSF
Butts Light 5 PSF
Calhoun None 0 PSF
Camden None 0 PSF
Candler None 0 PSF
Carroll Light 5 PSF
Catoosa Light 10 PSF
Charlton None 0 PSF
Chatham None 0 PSF
Chattahoochee Light 5 PSF
Chattooga Light 5 PSF
Cherokee Light 5 PSF
Clarke Light 5 PSF
Clay None 0 PSF
Clayton Light 5 PSF
Clinch None 0 PSF
Cobb Light 5 PSF
Coffee None 0 PSF
Colquitt None 0 PSF
Columbia Light 5 PSF
Cook None 0 PSF
Coweta Light 5 PSF
Crawford Light 5 PSF
Crisp None 0 PSF
Dade Light 10 PSF
Dawson Light 5 PSF
DeKalb Light 5 PSF
Decatur None 0 PSF
Dodge None 0 PSF
Dooly Light 5 PSF
Dougherty None 0 PSF
Douglas Light 5 PSF
Early None 0 PSF
Echols None 0 PSF
Effingham Light 5 PSF
Elbert Light 10 PSF
Emanuel Light 5 PSF
Evans None 0 PSF
Fannin Light 10 PSF
Fayette Light 5 PSF
Floyd Light 5 PSF
Forsyth Light 5 PSF
Franklin Light 10 PSF
Fulton Light 5 PSF
Gilmer Light 10 PSF
Glascock Light 5 PSF
Glynn None 0 PSF
Gordon Light 5 PSF
Grady None 0 PSF
Greene Light 5 PSF
Gwinnett Light 5 PSF
Habersham Light 10 PSF
Hall Light 5 PSF
Hancock Light 5 PSF
Haralson Light 5 PSF
Harris Light 5 PSF
Hart Light 10 PSF
Heard Light 5 PSF
Henry Light 5 PSF
Houston Light 5 PSF
Irwin None 0 PSF
Jackson Light 5 PSF
Jasper Light 5 PSF
Jeff Davis None 0 PSF
Jefferson Light 5 PSF
Jenkins Light 5 PSF
Johnson Light 5 PSF
Jones Light 5 PSF
Lamar Light 5 PSF
Lanier None 0 PSF
Laurens None 0 PSF
Lee None 0 PSF
Liberty None 0 PSF
Lincoln Light 5 PSF
Long None 0 PSF
Lowndes None 0 PSF
Lumpkin Light 10 PSF
Macon Light 5 PSF
Madison Light 5 PSF
Marion Light 5 PSF
McDuffie Light 5 PSF
McIntosh None 0 PSF
Meriwether Light 5 PSF
Miller None 0 PSF
Mitchell None 0 PSF
Monroe Light 5 PSF
Montgomery None 0 PSF
Morgan Light 5 PSF
Murray Light 10 PSF
Muscogee Light 5 PSF
Newton Light 5 PSF
Oconee Light 5 PSF
Oglethorpe Light 5 PSF
Paulding Light 5 PSF
Peach Light 5 PSF
Pickens Light 5 PSF
Pierce None 0 PSF
Pike Light 5 PSF
Polk Light 5 PSF
Pulaski None 0 PSF
Putnam Light 5 PSF
Quitman Light 5 PSF
Rabun Light 10 PSF
Randolph None 0 PSF
Richmond Light 5 PSF
Rockdale Light 5 PSF
Schley Light 5 PSF
Screven Light 5 PSF
Seminole None 0 PSF
Spalding Light 5 PSF
Stephens Light 10 PSF
Stewart Light 5 PSF
Sumter None 0 PSF
Talbot Light 5 PSF
Taliaferro Light 5 PSF
Tattnall None 0 PSF
Taylor Light 5 PSF
Telfair None 0 PSF
Terrell None 0 PSF
Thomas None 0 PSF
Tift None 0 PSF
Toombs None 0 PSF
Towns Light 10 PSF
Treutlen None 0 PSF
Troup Light 5 PSF
Turner None 0 PSF
Twiggs Light 5 PSF
Union Light 10 PSF
Upson Light 5 PSF
Walker Light 10 PSF
Walton Light 5 PSF
Ware None 0 PSF
Warren Light 5 PSF
Washington Light 5 PSF
Wayne None 0 PSF
Webster Light 5 PSF
Wheeler None 0 PSF
White Light 10 PSF
Whitfield Light 10 PSF
Wilcox None 0 PSF
Wilkes Light 5 PSF
Wilkinson Light 5 PSF
Worth None 0 PSF

Source: ASCE 7-22 ground snow load data

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the snow load in Georgia?

Georgia has an average ground snow load of 3.7 PSF, classified as light. Out of 159 counties: 59 have no load, 100 light.

Which Georgia counties have the highest snow load?

See the county table above for a complete breakdown.

How do I check snow load for my Georgia address?

Enter your ZIP code in the search box above to see your area's ASCE 7-22 ground snow load, classification, and roof snow load calculator.

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