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Belmont, Ohio
Inside Belmont's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 8% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 3%.
That water-table share is below Belmont County's 18%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43718 overlapping the city. Of its 178 homes, 85% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
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 Belmont
Basement waterproofing in Belmont: a shallow water table limits basements on 8% of Belmont's mapped land.
In Belmont County, 52% of the 27 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 200 of Belmont's 178 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Belmont city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 3.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 8.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 75.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.3% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 2.6% |
| Mapped soil | 170 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Westmoreland | 79% | 0% |
| Coshocton | 5% | 98% |
| Berks | 5% | under 1% |
| Culleoka | 2% | n/a |
| Guernsey | 2% | n/a |
| Upshur | 2% | 0% |
What the numbers mean here
USDA rates 75% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
With shrink-swell clay on 3% and a shallow water table on 8% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Belmont; conditions still vary lot by lot.
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 Belmont. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43718 | over 99% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Belmont
| Housing units | 178 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 85% |
| Built 2000 or later | 12% |
| Owner-occupied | 80% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $99,600 |
| Single-family detached | 90% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethesda | 2 mi | 4% | 12% |
| Morristown | 3 mi | 28% | 34% |
| Barnesville | 7 mi | 33% | 30% |
| St. Clairsville | 8 mi | 37% | 41% |
| Flushing | 8 mi | 21% | 13% |
| Holloway | 10 mi | 21% | 22% |
| Fairview | 10 mi | 40% | 31% |
| New Athens | 11 mi | 29% | 3% |
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