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Adamsville, Ohio
Inside Adamsville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 82% of mapped land, the highest of 9 cities in Muskingum County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 2%.
That water-table share is above Muskingum County's 39%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43802 overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Muskingum County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
Basement waterproofing in Adamsville
Basement waterproofing in Adamsville: a shallow water table limits basements on 82% of Adamsville's mapped land, more than in 68% of Ohio cities.
In Muskingum County, 41% of the 34 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
Soil under Adamsville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 1.7% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 82.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 95.5% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 1.7% |
| Mapped soil | 34 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Zanesville | 62% | 97% |
| Keene | 18% | n/a |
| Gilpin | 8% | under 1% |
| Wellston | 5% | under 1% |
| Westmoreland | 3% | 0% |
| Aaron | 2% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 82% of Adamsville's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 96% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Muskingum County
0% of Muskingum 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 Adamsville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43802 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes
Adamsville has fewer than 100 housing units in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, too few for reliable shares.
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich | 8 mi | 36% | 56% |
| Dresden | 8 mi | 6% | 55% |
| Conesville | 8 mi | 1% | 43% |
| New Concord | 9 mi | 12% | 43% |
| Zanesville | 10 mi | 3% | 18% |
| Plainfield | 13 mi | 0% | 26% |
| Frazeysburg | 13 mi | 4% | 22% |
| Coshocton | 13 mi | 1% | 24% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status