Find the Soil Type for Any Property Address

Enter the property address in the search box above. We match the address to its location and look up the USDA NRCS soil map unit at that point in the SSURGO soil survey. Enter your email to see the results: the main soil type, drainage class and hydric rating, plus a soil map. The map unit symbol and name are in the full report.

Yes. You can look up soil type by address for free, with no card needed. We ask for your email to show the results and send you a copy. A full PDF report is optional and starts at $19.

Soil surveys map soils in areas called map units, and each map unit usually contains more than one soil. Your result shows the main soil series in the map unit and its share. In cities, many map units also include “Urban land,” meaning the original soil has been graded, filled or covered.

A SSURGO soil map unit is an area on the soil survey map with a similar mix of soils, identified by a short symbol (for example “WpB”) and a name that lists its main soils and slope range. The map unit is the basic unit of USDA soil data.

Search your address and open the free preview. The drainage class of the primary soil component is shown with a plain-language explanation, from excessively drained to very poorly drained.

Yes. The free preview shows the hydric soil rating for the primary soil component. A hydric rating is one indicator of possible wetland conditions, not a wetland determination on its own.

It depends on your jurisdiction and project. Many reviewers accept USDA SSURGO soil information as preliminary site context. Some projects, such as new foundations, retaining walls or infiltration practices, still need a site-specific geotechnical report. Check with your plan reviewer.

No. This is a preliminary soil-context screening built from regional USDA soil-survey data. Nobody visits the site, drills a boring or tests samples. For bearing capacity or foundation design values, you need a geotechnical engineer.

SSURGO is mapped at roughly 1:12,000 to 1:24,000, so one map unit can cover several blocks and include soils that differ from its main component. Treat the result as a well-sourced starting point for planning, not a measurement of your lot.

Yes. After the free preview you can download a full preliminary soil report as a PDF, from $19. It adds the soil map unit symbol and name, the full component breakdown, slope, flooding and ponding, restrictive layers, engineering and erosion considerations, and a full soil map.

We currently cover Washington, DC. SSURGO covers nearly all of the United States, and we're adding areas based on demand. If you search an address outside coverage, we record it so we know where to go next.