Soil series profile
Lordstown soil series
Lordstown is a well drained soil with a channery silt loam surface, mapped on 782,821 acres in 45 counties across 5 states. Hydrologic group C.
- Drainage class
- Well drained >99% of mapped acres
- Hydrologic group
- C >99% of mapped acres
- Typical topsoil pH
- 5.5 strongly acidic · range 5.5–5.5
- Mapped area
- 783k acres in 45 counties, 5 states
Typical Lordstown profile
Texture and pH by depth
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| Depth | Texture | pH | Clay | Sand | Organic matter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–7 in (Ap) | Channery silt loam | 5.5 | 14% | 30% | 5% |
| 7–17 in (Bw1) | Channery silt loam | 5.0 | 12% | 34% | 3% |
| 17–26 in (Bw2) | Channery silt loam | 5.0 | 14% | 34% | 1.5% |
| 26–30 in (C) | Very channery silt loam | 5.3 | 10% | 40% | 0.5% |
| 30–40 in (2R) | Bedrock | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
What this means
What Lordstown soil means for gardens, lawns and septic systems
For gardens
Typical topsoil in Lordstown soils is strongly acidic: pH 5.5. 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.
Loamy topsoil (loam, silt loam and similar) covers >99% of mapped Lordstown acres: generally the easiest soil to garden, holding moisture without staying waterlogged. The most common surface texture is channery silt loam (54% of mapped Lordstown acres).
>99% of mapped Lordstown acres is moderately well to excessively drained, which suits most garden plants.
For lawns and yards
On >99% of mapped acres, rain soaks in slowly (hydrologic groups C and D, including dual groups that are D until drained). Expect runoff and puddles after heavy rain: core-aerate compacted lawns and keep ground sloping away from foundations.
For a septic system
For conventional septic absorption fields, NRCS rates >99% of the acres in mapped Lordstown soils very limited, 0% somewhat limited and 0% not limited.
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 Lordstown soil is found
Mapped acres
Lordstown is mapped in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey and Vermont.
| County | Acres | Share of county land |
|---|---|---|
| Chenango County, NY | 91,693 | 16.1% |
| Tioga County, NY | 78,472 | 23.8% |
| Schoharie County, NY | 66,721 | 16.8% |
| Bradford County, PA | 57,617 | 7.9% |
| Chemung County, NY | 53,584 | 20.5% |
| Broome County, NY | 50,141 | 11.1% |
| Luzerne County, PA | 46,964 | 8.1% |
| Otsego County, NY | 41,674 | 6.5% |
| Ulster County, NY | 32,096 | 4.5% |
| Wayne County, PA | 31,654 | 6.8% |
| Madison County, NY | 26,620 | 6.4% |
| Tompkins County, NY | 24,765 | 8.1% |
| Delaware County, NY | 20,952 | 2.3% |
| Warren County, PA | 18,761 | 3.3% |
| Sullivan County, NY | 16,957 | 2.7% |
| Pike County, PA | 16,259 | 4.7% |
| Albany County, NY | 15,236 | 4.6% |
| Orange County, NY | 13,815 | 2.7% |
| Ashland County, OH | 11,861 | 4.4% |
| Richland County, OH | 10,157 | 3.2% |
| Greene County, NY | 9,639 | 2.3% |
| Sussex County, NJ | 9,336 | 2.8% |
| Franklin County, VT | 6,376 | 1.6% |
| Mercer County, PA | 5,730 | 1.3% |
| Sullivan County, PA | 3,919 | 1.4% |
| Onondaga County, NY | 3,739 | 0.7% |
| Schenectady County, NY | 3,210 | 2.4% |
| Carbon County, PA | 2,623 | 1.1% |
| Geauga County, OH | 2,532 | 1.0% |
| Warren County, NJ | 1,963 | 0.9% |
| Lackawanna County, PA | 1,469 | 0.5% |
| Addison County, VT | 1,418 | 0.3% |
| Trumbull County, OH | 1,292 | 0.3% |
| Cayuga County, NY | 1,252 | 0.3% |
| Lake County, OH | 797 | 0.5% |
| Susquehanna County, PA | 555 | 0.1% |
| Wyoming County, PA | 373 | 0.1% |
| Monroe County, PA | 248 | 0.1% |
| Huron County, OH | 237 | 0.1% |
| Chittenden County, VT | 45 | 0.0% |
| Seneca County, NY | 11 | 0.0% |
| Montgomery County, NY | 9 | 0.0% |
| Portage County, OH | 4 | 0.0% |
| Knox County, OH | 0 | 0.0% |
| Wayne County, OH | 0 | 0.0% |
Septic absorption fields
NRCS rating, share of Lordstown acres
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| Category | Share of acres |
|---|---|
| Not limited | 0.0% |
| Somewhat limited | 0.0% |
| Very limited | 99.8% |
| Not rated | 0.2% |
Drainage, water table and flooding
Share of Lordstown acres
- Depth to seasonal high water table
- None reported within about 6.5 feet (median where reported).
- Flooding
- Not mapped as flooding on most acres.
- Slope
- Typically 6–35% (median 18%).
- Topsoil organic matter
- Median 5%.
Drainage class
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| Category | Share of acres |
|---|---|
| Excessively drained | 0.0% |
| Somewhat excessively drained | 0.0% |
| Well drained | 99.9% |
| Moderately well drained | 0.0% |
| Somewhat poorly drained | 0.0% |
| Poorly drained | 0.0% |
| Very poorly drained | 0.0% |
| Not rated | 0.1% |
Hydrologic soil group
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| Category | Share of acres |
|---|---|
| A: fast infiltration (mostly sandy or gravelly) | 0.0% |
| B: moderate infiltration | 0.0% |
| C: slow infiltration | 99.8% |
| 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 | 0.2% |
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 Lordstown (component kind "Series") in SSURGO: 782,821 acres.
- Method
- Shares are by mapped acres of Lordstown components. The profile comes from the single largest Lordstown component. Full methodology.