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Caldwell, Ohio
Inside Caldwell's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 51% of mapped land, the highest of 6 cities in Noble County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 19%.
That water-table share is above Noble County's 18%. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43724 overlapping the city. Of its 893 homes, 82% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1957.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Noble 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 Caldwell
Basement waterproofing in Caldwell: a shallow water table limits basements on 51% of Caldwell's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Caldwell logged 2 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 600 of Caldwell's 893 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Caldwell city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 19.4% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 51.2% |
| Septic fields very limited | 93.7% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.0% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 19.4% |
| Mapped soil | 592 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Omulga | 23% | 99% |
| Berks | 15% | under 1% |
| Kinnick | 13% | n/a |
| Vandalia | 10% | n/a |
| Guernsey | 9% | n/a |
| Zanesville | 9% | 97% |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 3.0% by land area here, and 19% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 19% of the mapped land.
On 51% of Caldwell's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 94% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Noble County
0% of Noble 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 Caldwell. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43724 | 100% | 2 | $11,156 |
Homes in Caldwell
| Housing units | 893 |
| Median year built | 1957 |
| Built before 1980 | 82% |
| Built 2000 or later | 6% |
| Owner-occupied | 69% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $115,300 |
| Single-family detached | 71% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Valley | 4 mi | 27% | 48% |
| Sarahsville | 5 mi | 41% | 42% |
| Dexter City | 7 mi | 46% | 43% |
| Macksburg | 9 mi | 10% | 22% |
| Summerfield | 10 mi | 49% | 6% |
| Cumberland | 11 mi | 35% | 72% |
| Pleasant City | 11 mi | 21% | 68% |
| Stafford | 13 mi | 17% | 24% |
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