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Bowersville, Ohio
Inside Bowersville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 100% of mapped land, the highest of 10 cities in Greene County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 30%, the highest of 10 cities in Greene County.
That water-table share is above Greene County's 68%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45307 overlapping the city. Of its 110 homes, 83% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Greene 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 Bowersville
Basement waterproofing in Bowersville: a shallow water table limits basements on 100% of Bowersville's mapped land, more than in 98% of Ohio cities.
About 100 of Bowersville's 110 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Bowersville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 30.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 100.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 100.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | under 0.1% |
| Mapped soil | 106 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.7% by land area here, and under 1% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 30% of the mapped land.
On 100% of Bowersville's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 100% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Greene County
0% of Greene 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 Bowersville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45307 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Bowersville
| Housing units | 110 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 83% |
| Built 2000 or later | 9% |
| Owner-occupied | 59% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $176,000 |
| Single-family detached | 96% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port William | 4 mi | 2% | 79% |
| Jamestown | 6 mi | under 1% | 90% |
| Octa | 6 mi | 49% | 98% |
| Milledgeville | 7 mi | 38% | 100% |
| Sabina | 8 mi | 39% | 98% |
| Jeffersonville | 10 mi | 37% | 97% |
| Wilmington | 12 mi | 15% | 93% |
| South Solon | 12 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