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Bremen, Ohio
Inside Bremen's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 41% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 3%.
That water-table share is below Fairfield County's 60%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43107 overlapping the city. Of its 747 homes, 83% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1944.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Fairfield 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 Bremen
Basement waterproofing in Bremen: a shallow water table limits basements on 41% of Bremen's mapped land.
In Fairfield County, 37% of the 41 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 700 of Bremen's 747 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Bremen city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 3.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 41.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 59.9% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.4% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.1% |
| Urban land, not rated | 17.0% |
| Mapped soil | 558 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 41% of Bremen's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 60% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Fairfield County
0% of Fairfield 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 Bremen. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43107 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Bremen
| Housing units | 747 |
| Median year built | 1944 |
| Built before 1980 | 83% |
| Built 2000 or later | 9% |
| Owner-occupied | 79% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $166,400 |
| Single-family detached | 89% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rushville | 4 mi | 1% | 14% |
| West Rushville | 4 mi | 0% | 97% |
| Junction City | 7 mi | 3% | 61% |
| Sugar Grove | 8 mi | under 1% | 6% |
| Pleasantville | 9 mi | 0% | 96% |
| Lancaster | 9 mi | 2% | 36% |
| Somerset | 10 mi | 1% | 59% |
| Thurston | 11 mi | 15% | 87% |
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