Soil series profile
Evesboro soil series
Evesboro is a excessively drained soil with a sand surface, mapped on 193,004 acres in 30 counties across 4 states. Hydrologic group A.
- Drainage class
- Excessively drained 97% of mapped acres
- Hydrologic group
- A 97% of mapped acres
- Typical topsoil pH
- 4.3 extremely acidic · range 4.3–5.3
- Mapped area
- 193k acres in 30 counties, 4 states
Typical Evesboro profile
Texture and pH by depth
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| Depth | Texture | pH | Clay | Sand | Organic matter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–4 in (A) | Sand | 4.3 | 4% | 92% | 0.75% |
| 4–17 in (AB) | Sand | 4.8 | 4% | 92% | 0% |
| 17–31 in (Bw) | Sand | 4.8 | 4% | 92% | 0% |
| 31–80 in (C) | Stratified loamy sand to sand | 4.8 | 7% | 84% | 0% |
What this means
What Evesboro soil means for gardens, lawns and septic systems
For gardens
Typical topsoil in Evesboro soils is extremely acidic: pH 4.3 (most land between 4.3 and 5.3). Most vegetables and lawn grasses do best around 6.0 to 7.0, so lime is often needed; blueberries, azaleas and rhododendrons like it as it is.
Sandy topsoil covers 97% of mapped Evesboro acres. It drains fast and warms early in spring, but dries out and loses nutrients quickly: mulch, compost and steady watering help. The most common surface texture is sand (63% of mapped Evesboro acres).
97% of mapped Evesboro acres is excessively or somewhat excessively drained: water moves through fast, so gardens need more frequent watering in dry spells.
For lawns and yards
97% of mapped acres is in hydrologic group A, where water soaks in fast. Lawns there dry out quickly; deeper, less frequent watering and organic matter help.
For a septic system
For conventional septic absorption fields, NRCS rates 97% of the acres in mapped Evesboro soils very limited, 0% somewhat limited and 0% not limited (3% not rated, such as urban land, pits or water).
Where the soil is very limited (slow permeability, a high water table, flooding, shallow bedrock or steep slopes), alternative systems such as mound or sand-filter designs are common and cost more.
Only a licensed site evaluation or perc test at the actual lot decides whether a system is allowed and which design.
Where Evesboro soil is found
Mapped acres
Evesboro is mapped in New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and Massachusetts.
| County | Acres | Share of county land |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean County, NJ | 24,879 | 5.1% |
| Monmouth County, NJ | 23,288 | 7.8% |
| Burlington County, NJ | 22,001 | 4.2% |
| St. Mary's County, MD | 16,766 | 7.1% |
| Atlantic County, NJ | 15,914 | 3.9% |
| Sussex County, DE | 14,891 | 2.9% |
| Nantucket County, MA | 12,880 | 42.4% |
| Cumberland County, NJ | 12,624 | 4.1% |
| Camden County, NJ | 6,710 | 4.6% |
| Anne Arundel County, MD | 6,494 | 2.3% |
| Worcester County, MD | 5,452 | 1.6% |
| Wicomico County, MD | 5,360 | 2.2% |
| Salem County, NJ | 5,279 | 2.6% |
| Middlesex County, NJ | 3,412 | 1.7% |
| Caroline County, MD | 3,183 | 1.6% |
| Gloucester County, NJ | 2,861 | 1.4% |
| Cape May County, NJ | 2,142 | 1.3% |
| Kent County, DE | 2,124 | 0.6% |
| Mercer County, NJ | 2,053 | 1.4% |
| Dorchester County, MD | 1,471 | 0.4% |
| Cecil County, MD | 1,223 | 0.6% |
| Prince George's County, MD | 662 | 0.2% |
| New Castle County, DE | 481 | 0.2% |
| Howard County, MD | 329 | 0.2% |
| Calvert County, MD | 201 | 0.1% |
| Somerset County, MD | 132 | 0.1% |
| Harford County, MD | 100 | 0.0% |
| Montgomery County, MD | 66 | 0.0% |
| Charles County, MD | 19 | 0.0% |
| Baltimore County, MD | 8 | 0.0% |
Septic absorption fields
NRCS rating, share of Evesboro acres
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| Category | Share of acres |
|---|---|
| Not limited | 0.0% |
| Somewhat limited | 0.0% |
| Very limited | 96.6% |
| Not rated | 3.4% |
Drainage, water table and flooding
Share of Evesboro acres
- Depth to seasonal high water table
- About 5.9 feet (71 in) (median where reported).
- Flooding
- Not mapped as flooding on most acres.
- Slope
- Typically 2–13% (median 3%).
- Topsoil organic matter
- Median 0.8%.
Drainage class
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| Category | Share of acres |
|---|---|
| Excessively drained | 96.8% |
| Somewhat excessively drained | 0.0% |
| Well drained | 0.0% |
| Moderately well drained | 0.0% |
| Somewhat poorly drained | 0.0% |
| Poorly drained | 0.0% |
| Very poorly drained | 0.0% |
| Not rated | 3.2% |
Hydrologic soil group
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| Category | Share of acres |
|---|---|
| A: fast infiltration (mostly sandy or gravelly) | 97.1% |
| B: moderate infiltration | 0.0% |
| C: slow infiltration | 0.0% |
| D: very slow infiltration (clayey, shallow or wet) | 0.0% |
| A/D: D as is, A if drained | 0.0% |
| B/D: D as is, B if drained | 0.0% |
| C/D: D as is, C if drained | 0.0% |
| Not rated | 2.9% |
Sources & data dates
- Source
- USDA NRCS Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO), queried through Soil Data Access. Public domain.
- Data date
- SSURGO as published on November 3, 2026 (most recent survey area update October 26, 2026). NRCS refreshes SSURGO each October.
- Scope
- All map unit components named Evesboro (component kind "Series") in SSURGO: 193,004 acres.
- Method
- Shares are by mapped acres of Evesboro components. The profile comes from the single largest Evesboro component. Full methodology.