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Carroll, Ohio
Inside Carroll's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 48% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 2%.
That water-table share is below Fairfield County's 60%. FEMA's flood data list 4 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43112 overlapping the city. Of its 278 homes, 80% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1955.
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 Carroll
Basement waterproofing in Carroll: a shallow water table limits basements on 48% of Carroll's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Carroll logged 4 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Fairfield County, 37% of the 41 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 200 of Carroll's 278 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Carroll city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 2.2% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 47.7% |
| Septic fields very limited | 66.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.9% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 19.7% |
| Mapped soil | 400 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda | 20% | 40% |
| Bennington | 13% | 99% |
| Marengo | 5% | n/a |
| Eel | 5% | n/a |
| Westland | 5% | n/a |
| Centerburg | 5% | over 99% |
What the numbers mean here
On 48% of Carroll's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 67% 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 Carroll. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43112 | 100% | 4 | $70,263 |
Homes in Carroll
| Housing units | 278 |
| Median year built | 1955 |
| Built before 1980 | 80% |
| Built 2000 or later | 10% |
| Owner-occupied | 68% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $276,100 |
| Single-family detached | 78% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithopolis | 6 mi | 6% | 81% |
| Baltimore | 6 mi | 18% | 84% |
| Canal Winchester | 6 mi | 16% | 85% |
| Pickerington | 7 mi | 2% | 74% |
| Lancaster | 8 mi | 2% | 36% |
| Thurston | 9 mi | 15% | 87% |
| Pleasantville | 10 mi | 0% | 96% |
| Brice | 10 mi | 5% | 98% |
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