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Apple Creek, Ohio
Inside Apple Creek's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 57% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 1%.
That water-table share is below Wayne County's 66%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44606 overlapping the city. Of its 413 homes, 52% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1976.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Wayne 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 Apple Creek
Basement waterproofing in Apple Creek: a shallow water table limits basements on 57% of Apple Creek's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Apple Creek logged 1 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 300 of Apple Creek's 413 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Apple Creek city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 1.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 57.2% |
| Septic fields very limited | 76.3% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.3% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 377 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Canfield | 20% | over 99% |
| Wooster | 16% | 57% |
| Riddles | 15% | n/a |
| Lobdell | 10% | n/a |
| Euclid | 8% | n/a |
| Fitchville | 6% | 96% |
What the numbers mean here
On 57% of Apple Creek's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 76% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Wayne County
0% of Wayne 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 Apple Creek. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44606 | 100% | 1 | $20,510 |
Homes in Apple Creek
| Housing units | 413 |
| Median year built | 1976 |
| Built before 1980 | 52% |
| Built 2000 or later | 13% |
| Owner-occupied | 78% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $191,400 |
| Single-family detached | 84% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fredericksburg | 5 mi | 0% | 21% |
| Wooster | 7 mi | 2% | 42% |
| Orrville | 7 mi | 1% | 67% |
| Dalton | 8 mi | 1% | 82% |
| Mount Eaton | 8 mi | 0% | 28% |
| Smithville | 8 mi | under 1% | 72% |
| Holmesville | 10 mi | 0% | 33% |
| Shreve | 11 mi | under 1% | 25% |
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