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Antwerp, Ohio
Inside Antwerp's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 93% of mapped land, higher than 82% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 66%.
That water-table share is close to Paulding County's 96%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45813 overlapping the city. Of its 825 homes, 68% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1965.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Paulding 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 Antwerp
Basement waterproofing in Antwerp: a shallow water table limits basements on 93% of Antwerp's mapped land, more than in 82% of Ohio cities.
About 600 of Antwerp's 825 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Antwerp city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 65.8% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 93.5% |
| Septic fields very limited | 93.5% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 6.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 43.3% |
| Mapped soil | 858 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 6.1% by land area here, and 43% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 66% of the mapped land.
On 93% of Antwerp's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 93% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Paulding County
0% of Paulding 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 Antwerp. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45813 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Antwerp
| Housing units | 825 |
| Median year built | 1965 |
| Built before 1980 | 68% |
| Built 2000 or later | 12% |
| Owner-occupied | 65% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $144,800 |
| Single-family detached | 78% |
Nearby cities
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