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Amanda, Ohio
Inside Amanda's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 40% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 6%, the 5th-highest of 14 cities in Fairfield County.
That water-table share is below Fairfield County's 60%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43102 overlapping the city. Of its 253 homes, 88% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1952.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Fairfield 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 Amanda
Basement waterproofing in Amanda: a shallow water table limits basements on 40% of Amanda's mapped land.
In Fairfield County, 37% of the 41 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 200 of Amanda's 253 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Amanda city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 5.7% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 39.9% |
| Septic fields very limited | 83.9% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.3% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 205 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda | 48% | 40% |
| Bennington | 10% | 99% |
| Centerburg | 9% | over 99% |
| Marengo | 6% | n/a |
| Corwin | 6% | n/a |
| Patton | 6% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 40% of Amanda's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 84% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Fairfield County
0% of Fairfield 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 Amanda. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43102 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Amanda
| Housing units | 253 |
| Median year built | 1952 |
| Built before 1980 | 88% |
| Built 2000 or later | 6% |
| Owner-occupied | 82% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $168,400 |
| Single-family detached | 91% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoutsville | 5 mi | 21% | over 99% |
| Tarlton | 7 mi | 0% | 27% |
| Lancaster | 9 mi | 2% | 36% |
| Sugar Grove | 11 mi | under 1% | 6% |
| Circleville | 11 mi | 5% | 34% |
| Carroll | 11 mi | 2% | 48% |
| Lithopolis | 12 mi | 6% | 81% |
| Laurelville | 12 mi | under 1% | 8% |
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