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Arcadia, Ohio
Inside Arcadia's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on over 99% of mapped land, the 2nd-highest of 11 cities in Hancock County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 31%, the 5th-highest of 11 cities in Hancock County.
That water-table share is above Hancock County's 93%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44804 overlapping the city. Of its 262 homes, 76% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1953.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Hancock 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 Arcadia
Basement waterproofing in Arcadia: a shallow water table limits basements on over 99% of Arcadia's mapped land, more than in 95% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Arcadia logged 1 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Hancock County, 64% of the 39 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 300 of Arcadia's 262 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Arcadia city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 30.8% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 99.5% |
| Septic fields very limited | 99.5% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 1.6% |
| Mapped soil | 363 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.8% by land area here, and 2% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 31% of the mapped land.
On over 99% of Arcadia's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates over 99% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Hancock County
0% of Hancock 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 Arcadia. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44804 | 100% | 1 | $18,323 |
Homes in Arcadia
| Housing units | 262 |
| Median year built | 1953 |
| Built before 1980 | 76% |
| Built 2000 or later | 18% |
| Owner-occupied | 95% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $165,700 |
| Single-family detached | 97% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomdale | 5 mi | 59% | 97% |
| Fostoria | 6 mi | 43% | 73% |
| Bairdstown | 7 mi | 67% | 97% |
| Van Buren | 7 mi | 3% | 80% |
| Findlay | 8 mi | 15% | 66% |
| Vanlue | 9 mi | 31% | 98% |
| West Millgrove | 9 mi | 3% | 76% |
| North Baltimore | 10 mi | 37% | 87% |
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