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Aberdeen, Ohio
Inside Aberdeen's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 12% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 3%.
That water-table share is below Brown County's 68%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45101 overlapping the city. Of its 740 homes, 56% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1978.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Brown County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
of homes built before 1980
Basement waterproofing in Aberdeen
Basement waterproofing in Aberdeen: a shallow water table limits basements on 12% of Aberdeen's mapped land.
About 300 of Aberdeen's 740 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Aberdeen city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 2.5% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 12.2% |
| Septic fields very limited | 22.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 2.5% |
| Mapped soil | 1,040 acres |
What the numbers mean here
With shrink-swell clay on 3% and a shallow water table on 12% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Aberdeen; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Brown County
0% of Brown County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.
Flood losses by ZIP code
FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Aberdeen. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45101 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Aberdeen
| Housing units | 740 |
| Median year built | 1978 |
| Built before 1980 | 56% |
| Built 2000 or later | 1% |
| Owner-occupied | 63% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $171,400 |
| Single-family detached | 41% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley | 5 mi | 16% | 3% |
| Manchester | 9 mi | under 1% | 37% |
| Higginsport | 13 mi | 27% | 0% |
| Russellville | 14 mi | 10% | 86% |
| West Union | 15 mi | 41% | 41% |
| Georgetown | 15 mi | 8% | 87% |
| Winchester | 20 mi | 0% | 63% |
| Hamersville | 21 mi | 3% | 100% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status