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Chatfield, Ohio
Inside Chatfield's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 98% of mapped land, the highest of 7 cities in Crawford County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 1%, the 2nd-highest of 7 cities in Crawford County.
That water-table share is above Crawford County's 93%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Crawford County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 2 overlapping ZIPs
Basement waterproofing in Chatfield
Basement waterproofing in Chatfield: a shallow water table limits basements on 98% of Chatfield's mapped land, more than in 90% of Ohio cities.
Soil under Chatfield city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 1.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 97.9% |
| Septic fields very limited | 97.9% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 188 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Tiro | 28% | n/a |
| Bennington | 26% | 99% |
| Cardington | 12% | 99% |
| Shoals | 11% | n/a |
| Pewamo | 10% | 99% |
| Condit | 9% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 98% of Chatfield's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 98% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Crawford County
0% of Crawford 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 Chatfield. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44818 | 67% | 0 | $0 |
| 44825 | 33% | 0 | $0 |
Homes
Chatfield has fewer than 100 housing units in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, too few for reliable shares.
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Washington | 5 mi | under 1% | 90% |
| Bloomville | 8 mi | 8% | 99% |
| Attica | 8 mi | 15% | 98% |
| Tiro | 10 mi | under 1% | 90% |
| Bucyrus | 10 mi | 2% | 72% |
| North Robinson | 12 mi | 1% | 77% |
| Sycamore | 12 mi | 8% | 78% |
| Republic | 13 mi | 18% | 99% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status