This page summarizes USDA SSURGO mapped soil information for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Coverage measures mapped SSURGO intersection with Census land geometry. It does not mean that every parcel or point has complete soil information.
County summaries provide regional context across mapped soil units. Address lookup combines available public datasets for the Census-matched location.
| Symbol | Map Unit Name | Mapped Acres | % of Mapped Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7684 | Wymore silty clay loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded | 28,162.15 | 4.48% |
| W | Water | 20,064.17 | 3.19% |
| 7207 | Aksarben silty clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes | 19,154.05 | 3.04% |
| DbB | Duffield silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes | 18,105.8 | 2.88% |
| CbB | Chester silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes | 15,016.36 | 2.39% |
| HaB | Hagerstown silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes | 14,518.11 | 2.31% |
| StE | Steep sandy land | 12,842.06 | 2.04% |
| 7501 | Pawnee clay loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes, eroded | 12,777.1 | 2.03% |
| 7206 | Aksarben silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes | 12,686.44 | 2.02% |
| SaB | Sassafras fine sandy loam, gently sloping | 11,180.27 | 1.78% |
| 7050 | Kennebec silt loam, occasionally flooded | 10,684.52 | 1.7% |
| 7231 | Judson silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes | 9,791.88 | 1.56% |
| 7644 | Yutan silty clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded | 9,554.89 | 1.52% |
| W | Water | 8,841.43 | 1.41% |
| GbC | Glenelg silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes | 8,157.58 | 1.3% |
| Component | Drainage Class | Hydrologic Group | Estimated Acres | % of Mapped Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wymore | Moderately well drained | D | 37,747.83 | 6% |
| Water | Unspecified | Unspecified | 32,627.12 | 5.19% |
| Aksarben | Well drained | C | 29,615.7 | 4.71% |
| Hagerstown | Well drained | B | 24,114.42 | 3.83% |
| Duffield | Well drained | B | 23,816.91 | 3.78% |
| Pawnee | Moderately well drained | D | 20,532.02 | 3.26% |
| Manor | Well drained | B | 20,443.26 | 3.25% |
| Chester | Well drained | B | 17,665.98 | 2.81% |
| Herndon | Well drained | B | 16,097.66 | 2.56% |
| Cecil | Well drained | B | 15,098.75 | 2.4% |
| Glenelg | Well drained | B | 14,803.95 | 2.35% |
| Sassafras | Well drained | B | 14,267.44 | 2.27% |
| Georgeville | Well drained | B, C | 12,804.35 | 2.03% |
| Bedington | Well drained | B | 12,341.45 | 1.96% |
| Judson | Well drained, Moderately well drained | B, C | 11,911.8 | 1.89% |
Hydrologic soil groups are USDA/NRCS classifications related to runoff potential under specified soil conditions. They are not a property-level flood-risk rating.