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Barnesville, Ohio
Inside Barnesville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 30% of mapped land, the 3rd-highest of 14 cities in Belmont County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 33%, the 2nd-highest of 14 cities in Belmont County.
That water-table share is above Belmont County's 18%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43713 overlapping the city. Of its 1,729 homes, 68% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1963.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Belmont 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 Barnesville
Basement waterproofing in Barnesville: a shallow water table limits basements on 30% of Barnesville's mapped land.
In Belmont County, 52% of the 27 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 1,200 of Barnesville's 1,729 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Barnesville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 33.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 29.5% |
| Septic fields very limited | 81.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.3% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 3.8% |
| Urban land, not rated | 1.1% |
| Mapped soil | 1,345 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Westmoreland | 40% | 0% |
| Lowell | 29% | 4% |
| Culleoka | 6% | n/a |
| Dekalb | 6% | n/a |
| Berks | 3% | under 1% |
| Coshocton | 2% | 98% |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 3.3% by land area here, and 4% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 33% of the mapped land.
On 30% of Barnesville's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 81% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Belmont County
0% of Belmont 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 Barnesville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43713 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Barnesville
| Housing units | 1,729 |
| Median year built | 1963 |
| Built before 1980 | 68% |
| Built 2000 or later | 17% |
| Owner-occupied | 56% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $114,800 |
| Single-family detached | 70% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethesda | 6 mi | 4% | 12% |
| Fairview | 6 mi | 40% | 31% |
| Quaker City | 7 mi | 36% | 59% |
| Morristown | 7 mi | 28% | 34% |
| Belmont | 7 mi | 3% | 8% |
| Batesville | 8 mi | 59% | 37% |
| Jerusalem | 10 mi | 15% | 10% |
| Wilson | 11 mi | 14% | 26% |
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