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Cheshire, Ohio
Inside Cheshire's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 25% of mapped land, the 5th-highest of 6 cities in Gallia County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 7%, the 5th-highest of 6 cities in Gallia County.
That water-table share is close to Gallia County's 26%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45620 overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Gallia County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
Basement waterproofing in Cheshire
Basement waterproofing in Cheshire: a shallow water table limits basements on 25% of Cheshire's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Cheshire logged 1 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
Soil under Cheshire city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 6.6% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 25.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 55.3% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.9% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 6.6% |
| Mapped soil | 503 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Elkinsville | 39% | n/a |
| Wheeling | 22% | under 1% |
| Taggart | 12% | n/a |
| Gallipolis | 6% | n/a |
| Peoga | 5% | n/a |
| Vandalia | 4% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 25% of Cheshire's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 55% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Gallia County
0% of Gallia 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 Cheshire. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45620 | 100% | 1 | $17,444 |
Homes
Cheshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleport | 4 mi | 16% | 22% |
| Rutland | 6 mi | 40% | 32% |
| Pomeroy | 7 mi | 44% | 14% |
| Syracuse | 8 mi | 17% | 20% |
| Gallipolis | 10 mi | 15% | 33% |
| Racine | 11 mi | 8% | 34% |
| Vinton | 12 mi | 10% | 41% |
| Wilkesville | 14 mi | 13% | 76% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status