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Beverly, Ohio
Inside Beverly's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 7% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 2%.
That water-table share is below Washington County's 19%. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45715 overlapping the city. Of its 607 homes, 78% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1962.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Washington 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 Beverly
Basement waterproofing in Beverly: a shallow water table limits basements on 7% of Beverly's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Beverly logged 2 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Washington County, 23% of the 47 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 400 of Beverly's 607 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Beverly city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 2.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 6.6% |
| Septic fields very limited | 87.7% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.0% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 2.6% |
| Mapped soil | 506 acres |
What the numbers mean here
USDA rates 88% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
With shrink-swell clay on 2% and a shallow water table on 7% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Beverly; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Washington County
0% of Washington 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 Beverly. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45715 | 100% | 2 | $4,318 |
Homes in Beverly
| Housing units | 607 |
| Median year built | 1962 |
| Built before 1980 | 78% |
| Built 2000 or later | 6% |
| Owner-occupied | 59% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $165,900 |
| Single-family detached | 68% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell | 7 mi | 5% | 13% |
| Stockport | 8 mi | 4% | 5% |
| Macksburg | 11 mi | 10% | 22% |
| Dexter City | 11 mi | 46% | 43% |
| Chesterhill | 13 mi | 28% | 21% |
| Lower Salem | 13 mi | 4% | 6% |
| McConnelsville | 13 mi | 30% | 19% |
| Marietta | 13 mi | 40% | 15% |
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