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Belle Center, Ohio
Inside Belle Center's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 67% of mapped land, higher than 51% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 38%.
That water-table share is below Logan County's 81%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43310 overlapping the city. Of its 298 homes, 86% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Logan 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 Belle Center
Basement waterproofing in Belle Center: a shallow water table limits basements on 67% of Belle Center's mapped land, more than in 51% of Ohio cities.
About 300 of Belle Center's 298 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Belle Center city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 38.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 66.6% |
| Septic fields very limited | 89.7% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 6.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 41.0% |
| Mapped soil | 454 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Westland | 23% | n/a |
| Eldean | 20% | 0% |
| Nappanee | 16% | n/a |
| Lippincott | 9% | n/a |
| Homer | 8% | n/a |
| St. Clair | 4% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 6.2% by land area here, and 41% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 38% of the mapped land.
On 67% of Belle Center'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 Logan County
0% of Logan 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 Belle Center. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43310 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Belle Center
| Housing units | 298 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 86% |
| Built 2000 or later | 3% |
| Owner-occupied | 70% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $151,700 |
| Single-family detached | 96% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rushsylvania | 5 mi | 83% | 96% |
| Huntsville | 6 mi | 45% | 83% |
| Russells Point | 8 mi | 67% | 79% |
| Ridgeway | 9 mi | 49% | 97% |
| Lakeview | 10 mi | 82% | 90% |
| Bellefontaine | 10 mi | 7% | 60% |
| Kenton | 12 mi | 14% | 71% |
| Mount Victory | 12 mi | 22% | over 99% |
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