Beaver, Ohio

Inside Beaver's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 81% of mapped land, the highest of 3 cities in Pike County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 2%, the 3rd-highest of 3 cities in Pike County.

That water-table share is above Pike County's 54%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45613 overlapping the city. Of its 319 homes, 57% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1970.

Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Pike County

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

81%

high water table: limits basements

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

57%

of homes built before 1980

Basement waterproofing in Beaver

Basement waterproofing in Beaver: a shallow water table limits basements on 81% of Beaver's mapped land, more than in 67% of Ohio cities.

About 200 of Beaver's 319 homes are detached houses.

Prices

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Soil under Beaver city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)	1.7%
High water table (limits basements)	81.3%
Septic fields very limited	95.9%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)	4.1%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)	10.6%
Mapped soil	250 acres

Soil series	Share here	Series nationally: high water table
Wyatt	39%	n/a
Omulga	29%	99%
Richland	9%	n/a
Shelocta	6%	4%
Brownsville	4%	n/a
Doles	3%	n/a

Beaver city limits inside Pike County, shaded by the city's high water table share.under 10%10-25%25-40%40-60%60%+

How we count

What the numbers mean here

On 81% of Beaver's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.

USDA rates 96% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.

Drought in Pike County

0% of Pike County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.

October 21, 2025Share of area in drought, weeklyOctober 13, 2026

Flood losses by ZIP code

FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Beaver. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIP	Share of city land	Flood losses	Paid
45613	100%	0	$0

Homes in Beaver

Housing units	319
Median year built	1970
Built before 1980	57%
Built 2000 or later	9%
Owner-occupied	33%
Median value, owner-occupied	$165,800
Single-family detached	63%

Nearby cities

Place	Distance	Expansive clay	High water table
Piketon	9 mi	18%	50%
Jackson	10 mi	10%	70%
Waverly	11 mi	7%	24%
Coalton	13 mi	10%	60%
South Webster	16 mi	6%	67%
Wellston	16 mi	15%	77%
Oak Hill	17 mi	13%	77%
Hamden	18 mi	under 1%	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