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Baltic, Ohio
Inside Baltic's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 65% of mapped land, the 2nd-highest of 19 cities in Tuscarawas County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 9%, the 2nd-highest of 19 cities in Tuscarawas County.
That water-table share is above Tuscarawas County's 42%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43804 overlapping the city. Of its 259 homes, 66% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1958.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Tuscarawas 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 Baltic
Basement waterproofing in Baltic: a shallow water table limits basements on 65% of Baltic's mapped land.
About 200 of Baltic's 259 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Baltic city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 8.6% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 65.4% |
| Septic fields very limited | 89.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.3% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 8.1% |
| Mapped soil | 575 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Coshocton | 25% | 98% |
| Westmoreland | 16% | 0% |
| Fitchville | 11% | 96% |
| Orrville | 10% | n/a |
| Guernsey | 8% | n/a |
| Bethesda | 6% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 65% of Baltic's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 90% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Tuscarawas County
0% of Tuscarawas 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 Baltic. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43804 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Baltic
| Housing units | 259 |
| Median year built | 1958 |
| Built before 1980 | 66% |
| Built 2000 or later | 14% |
| Owner-occupied | 68% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $120,600 |
| Single-family detached | 72% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarcreek | 5 mi | 11% | 62% |
| Stone Creek | 8 mi | 3% | 43% |
| West Lafayette | 12 mi | under 1% | 4% |
| Port Washington | 12 mi | 0% | 3% |
| Newcomerstown | 13 mi | 3% | 17% |
| Dover | 13 mi | 3% | 18% |
| Parral | 13 mi | 1% | 28% |
| Millersburg | 14 mi | 0% | 66% |
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