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Camden, Ohio
Inside Camden's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 33% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 1%.
That water-table share is below Preble County's 86%. FEMA's flood data list 3 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45311 overlapping the city. Of its 995 homes, 72% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1968.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Preble 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 Camden
Basement waterproofing in Camden: a shallow water table limits basements on 33% of Camden's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Camden logged 3 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 600 of Camden's 995 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Camden city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.8% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 33.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 94.1% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.3% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.4% |
| Mapped soil | 805 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 33% of Camden'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 Preble County
0% of Preble 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 Camden. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45311 | 100% | 3 | $15,755 |
Homes in Camden
| Housing units | 995 |
| Median year built | 1968 |
| Built before 1980 | 72% |
| Built 2000 or later | 3% |
| Owner-occupied | 63% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $117,400 |
| Single-family detached | 57% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Elkton | 6 mi | 2% | 81% |
| Gratis | 6 mi | 7% | 88% |
| Eaton | 8 mi | 19% | 89% |
| West Alexandria | 10 mi | 16% | 78% |
| College Corner | 10 mi | 1% | 93% |
| Jacksonburg | 10 mi | 25% | 75% |
| Oxford | 10 mi | 4% | 23% |
| Seven Mile | 12 mi | 21% | 16% |
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