What are foundation and soil conditions in ZIP code 73099 (Yukon)?
In short: ZIP code 73099 has a mix of ground: about 16% high shrink-swell soil, 53% moderate and 14% low 1.
What does the soil survey show for 73099?
ZIP code 73099 covers about 125 square miles of land and had 83,213 people in the 2020 Census 2; its center falls in Yukon.
| Measure | Share of the area |
|---|---|
| High shrink-swell soil (linear extensibility 6% or more) | 16% 1 |
| Moderate shrink-swell (3% to under 6%) | 53% 1 |
| Low shrink-swell (under 3%) | 14% 1 |
| Somewhat poorly or poorly drained | 2% 1 |
| Water table within 2 feet at some time of year | 3% 1 |
| Bedrock within 40 inches (soft or hard) | 14% 1 |
| Occasional or frequent flooding | 6% 1 |
Which soils matter most for houses in 73099?
- Norge, about 24% of the area 1: Very deep, well drained, moderately slowly permeable upland soils that formed in loamy alluvium of Pleistocene age 3.
- Dale, about 8% of the area 1: Very deep, well drained soils that formed in material weathered from loamy alluvium 4.
- Lovedale, about 6% of the area 1: Very deep, well drained, moderately permeable soils that formed in old alluvium 5.
- Pond Creek, about 6% of the area 1: Very deep, well drained soils that formed in calcareous loamy material high in silt and very fine sand which was derived from a combination of loess, alluvium, residuum from red beds 6.
- Kingfisher, about 5% of the area 1: Moderately deep, well drained soils that formed in loamy material weathered from silty shale red beds of Permian age 7.
What does this mean for houses in 73099?
Mixed ground. No single hazard dominates here, so what matters is the soil under a particular house: clay that swells and shrinks with the seasons, fill on graded lots, and water around the foundation. See shrink-swell and the active zone and surface drainage and grading.
Which soils cover 73099?
| Soil | Share |
|---|---|
| Norge | 23.6% 1 |
| Dale | 8.3% 1 |
| Lovedale | 6.1% 1 |
| Pond Creek | 5.5% 1 |
| Kingfisher | 5.0% 1 |
| Renfrow | 4.9% 1 |
| Port | 4.2% 1 |
| Grant | 3.9% 1 |
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How were these numbers measured?
We overlaid the ZIP code tabulation area (the Census approximation of a ZIP code) from the Census Bureau 2 on the USDA soil survey's map units 1 and added up the area of each soil. Where a map unit is a mix of soils, its area was split by the percentages the survey lists for its major soils, so shares leave out minor inclusions and do not add to 100%. Shrink-swell is rated by the linear extensibility of a soil's most expansive layer, the survey's measure of how much it changes length between wet and dry (6% or more is high). Water table, bedrock and flooding come from the survey's map-unit summaries: the shallowest water table in any month, the shallowest bedrock, and the most common flooding frequency. Bedrock here includes soft, weathered sandstone and shale that a pier can push through, so it is not the depth where piers stop. These are mapped averages, not a test of any one lot; fill, grading and the soil actually under a house can differ, which is why a site visit or soil boring still decides a repair.
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- Yukon
- Oklahoma City metro
- ZIP code 73008
- ZIP code 73127
- ZIP code 73132
- ZIP code 73128
- Shrink-swell and the active zone
Common questions
How much expansive clay is in ZIP code 73099?
About 16% of the land in ZIP code 73099 is mapped in soils rated high shrink-swell, 53% moderate and 14% low, from the USDA soil survey.
What is the most common soil in 73099?
Norge, about 24% of the ZIP code's land. USDA describes it as very deep, well drained, moderately slowly permeable upland soils that formed in loamy alluvium of Pleistocene age.
Is there shallow rock or high groundwater in 73099?
Bedrock is within 40 inches under about 14% of the ZIP code, and a water table within 2 feet at some time of year under about 3%.
Does 73099 have flood-prone soils?
About 6% of the ZIP code is in soils the survey maps with occasional or frequent flooding.
Sources
- Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO), queried through Soil Data Access, November 2026 USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
- TIGERweb, 2020 Census: Incorporated Places and ZIP Code Tabulation Areas U.S. Census Bureau
- Official Soil Series Description: NORGE Series USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Official Soil Series Description: DALE Series USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Official Soil Series Description: LOVEDALE Series USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Official Soil Series Description: POND CREEK Series USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Official Soil Series Description: KINGFISHER Series USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
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