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Bloomingburg, Ohio
Inside Bloomingburg's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 89% of mapped land, the 5th-highest of 5 cities in Fayette County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 11%, the 5th-highest of 5 cities in Fayette County.
That water-table share is below Fayette County's 96%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43106 overlapping the city. Of its 381 homes, 55% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1977.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Fayette 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 Bloomingburg
Basement waterproofing in Bloomingburg: a shallow water table limits basements on 89% of Bloomingburg's mapped land, more than in 76% of Ohio cities.
About 300 of Bloomingburg's 381 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Bloomingburg city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 11.1% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 89.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 99.5% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.3% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 1.0% |
| Mapped soil | 436 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 89% of Bloomingburg's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates over 99% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Fayette County
0% of Fayette 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 Bloomingburg. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43106 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Bloomingburg
| Housing units | 381 |
| Median year built | 1977 |
| Built before 1980 | 55% |
| Built 2000 or later | 15% |
| Owner-occupied | 69% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $109,600 |
| Single-family detached | 83% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Court House | 5 mi | 30% | 96% |
| New Holland | 8 mi | 23% | 76% |
| Jeffersonville | 9 mi | 37% | 97% |
| Midway | 10 mi | 10% | 97% |
| Mount Sterling | 10 mi | 31% | 91% |
| Milledgeville | 10 mi | 38% | 100% |
| Octa | 11 mi | 49% | 98% |
| South Solon | 15 mi | 37% | 88% |
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