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Bellevue, Ohio
Inside Bellevue's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 64% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 1%, the highest of 9 cities in Huron County.
That water-table share is below Huron County's 90%. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44811 overlapping the city. Of its 3,520 homes, 71% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1959.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Huron 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 Bellevue
Basement waterproofing in Bellevue: a shallow water table limits basements on 64% of Bellevue's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Bellevue logged 2 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 2,400 of Bellevue's 3,520 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Bellevue city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 1.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 64.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 85.7% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.5% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 1.1% |
| Mapped soil | 3,999 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 64% of Bellevue's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 86% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Huron County
0% of Huron 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 Bellevue. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44811 | 100% | 2 | $14,478 |
Homes in Bellevue
| Housing units | 3,520 |
| Median year built | 1959 |
| Built before 1980 | 71% |
| Built 2000 or later | 9% |
| Owner-occupied | 68% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $152,800 |
| Single-family detached | 69% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroeville | 7 mi | under 1% | 67% |
| Clyde | 8 mi | 20% | 76% |
| Castalia | 9 mi | 0% | 62% |
| Green Springs | 11 mi | 12% | 77% |
| Norwalk | 12 mi | under 1% | 66% |
| Milan | 12 mi | 0% | 68% |
| Bay View | 13 mi | 95% | 98% |
| Republic | 14 mi | 18% | 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