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Chesterhill, Ohio
Inside Chesterhill's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 21% of mapped land, the 2nd-highest of 4 cities in Morgan County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 28%, the 2nd-highest of 4 cities in Morgan County.
That water-table share is close to Morgan County's 23%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43728 overlapping the city. Of its 122 homes, 75% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Morgan 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 Chesterhill
Basement waterproofing in Chesterhill: a shallow water table limits basements on 21% of Chesterhill's mapped land.
About 100 of Chesterhill's 122 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Chesterhill city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 28.5% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 21.2% |
| Septic fields very limited | 86.1% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 32.1% |
| Mapped soil | 348 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Gilpin | 30% | under 1% |
| Westmoreland | 21% | 0% |
| Guernsey | 18% | n/a |
| Upshur | 12% | 0% |
| Westgate | 9% | n/a |
| Berks | 6% | under 1% |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 3.8% by land area here, and 32% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 28% of the mapped land.
On 21% of Chesterhill's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 86% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Morgan County
0% of Morgan 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 Chesterhill. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43728 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Chesterhill
| Housing units | 122 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 75% |
| Built 2000 or later | 6% |
| Owner-occupied | 76% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $126,400 |
| Single-family detached | 84% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport | 5 mi | 4% | 5% |
| Amesville | 8 mi | 42% | 47% |
| Malta | 11 mi | 21% | 31% |
| Jacksonville | 11 mi | 4% | 60% |
| Trimble | 11 mi | 12% | 34% |
| Glouster | 11 mi | 10% | 45% |
| McConnelsville | 12 mi | 30% | 19% |
| Beverly | 13 mi | 2% | 7% |
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