Camp County, Texas · Pittsburg
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Camp County averages 3 nights a year at 20°F or colder, mostly midwinter, and 12% of its homes predate 1960.
April brings the most downpours to Camp County, part of 14.4 heavy-rain days a year. Check the sump first.
12% of homes here predate 1960, when clay and cast iron sewer laterals were standard. Roots and cracks in those lines are a common cause of backups.
In Camp County, 5.26 inches fell on the wettest day of the 2015–2024 record. Storms like that, and ice dams in snowy winters, cause most roof leaks.
6% of occupied homes in Camp County heat mainly with wood or propane, close to the Texas county median of 6.5%.
With 121 muggy nights a year, mold in Camp County can appear within days of a leak. Dry first, then clean.
Local risk profile
About 12,798 people live in Camp County, 196 square miles in northeast Texas, in roughly 5,824 homes. Pittsburg is the county seat; Rocky Mound is the next largest community. Much of its housing is recent, with a median build year of 1985.
49/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Elevated Camp County ranks 125 of 232 Texas counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Camp County ranks highest compared with other Texas counties.
For frozen pipes, Camp County is a typical Texas county, which is still plenty. In the 2015–2024 record the county logged about 3 nights a year at or below 20°F (94th of 232) and 32 below freezing. Twenty degrees is roughly where uninsulated pipes start to freeze.
On February 16, 2021 the low fell to about -2°F, and in the stretch ending February 2021 the county went 4 days in a row below freezing. Leaks from split pipes typically appear the day the thaw arrives.
Most freezing nights fall from midwinter, peaking in January. Disconnect garden hoses and shut off outdoor spigots before the first hard frost, and keep the heat at 55°F or higher if you'll be away.
On average the first fall freeze arrives around Nov 13 and the last spring freeze around Mar 1.
Heavy rain is a bigger factor here than in most of Texas. About 14.4 days a year bring an inch or more (42nd of 232), most often in April, out of 51.1 inches of total precipitation. On December 28, 2015, 5.26 inches fell in a single day. Multi-day storms matter most for basements; the wettest three days on record here totaled 7.06 inches (through March 11, 2016).
Freeze-thaw days, below freezing overnight and above it by afternoon, come about 31 times a year here. They're the main driver of ice dams and of water working its way through foundation cracks in late winter.
Housing
Roughly 42% of the county's housing was built before 1980. That puts Camp near the middle of Texas's 232 counties.
Housing age is mixed: 12% of homes are pre-1960 and 23% are 2000 or newer. Ask any plumber which era your house is from and you'll know which failures to watch for.
35% date from 1980 to 1999, the window when polybutylene, a gray flexible plastic supply pipe, was used in some homes. It's prone to leaks at the fittings, so it's worth checking for in a house from those years.
Manufactured and mobile homes make up 15% of the housing here. Water lines in the underbelly depend on intact skirting and working heat tape, and they're usually the first to freeze in a cold snap.
Beyond water
About 121 nights a year in Camp County stay at 65°F or warmer, a sign of muggy summer air (146th of 232 counties). April is the wettest month. The EPA recommends keeping indoor humidity below 60%, ideally 30 to 50%. Basements can pass 60% on their own in summer, so a dehumidifier matters even without a leak, and anything wet should be dried within 24 to 48 hours.
Mold remediation: what to expectBy main heating fuel, Camp County homes break down as 23% utility gas, 70% electric, 5% propane and 2% wood. Wood heat is more common here than the state median. Have chimneys swept and fuel-burning appliances serviced each fall, and keep three feet clear around stoves and space heaters.
Fire and smoke cleanup: first stepsCoverage
Calls connect to restoration companies that work across Camp County. The largest communities by population:
Population from ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Townships and unincorporated areas are covered too.
Nearby
Titus gets more pipe-freeze nights than Camp. Morris County has the oldest housing nearby, with 59% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Camp | Texas median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 12% | 20% | 179 of 232 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 42% | 46% | 143 of 232 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 23% | 26% | 145 of 232 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 15% | 13% | 97 of 232 |
| Vacant homes | 17% | 17% | 103 of 232 |
| Wood or propane heat | 6.4% | 6.5% | 119 of 232 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 3/yr | 3/yr | 94 of 232 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 14/yr | 7.8/yr | 42 of 232 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 31/yr | 27/yr | 97 of 232 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 121/yr | 129/yr | 146 of 232 |
Rank 1 is the highest value. Bars run from the lowest to the highest Texas county; the tick marks the median; orange means higher water damage risk than the median, green means lower.
Questions
Peak risk months in Camp County: freezing from midwinter, heavy rain in March, April and May.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates (2020-2024); weather from NOAA nClimGrid-Daily county averages (EpiNOAA), 2015–2024, averaged across the county; county boundaries from Census TIGER. Reviewed 2026-10-21. Methodology