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Coolville, Ohio
Inside Coolville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 11% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 23%, the 3rd-highest of 10 cities in Athens County.
That water-table share is below Athens County's 27%. FEMA's flood data list 3 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45723 overlapping the city. Of its 286 homes, 68% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1954.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Athens 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 Coolville
Basement waterproofing in Coolville: a shallow water table limits basements on 11% of Coolville's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Coolville logged 3 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Athens County, 8% of the 26 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 200 of Coolville's 286 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Coolville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 22.7% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 11.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 72.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.3% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 22.7% |
| Mapped soil | 638 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Steinsburg | 27% | n/a |
| Clymer | 14% | n/a |
| Upshur | 14% | 0% |
| Westmoreland | 11% | 0% |
| Guernsey | 8% | n/a |
| Dekalb | 4% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 3.3% by land area here, and 23% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 23% of the mapped land.
USDA rates 73% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Athens County
0% of Athens 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 Coolville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45723 | 100% | 3 | $242,567 |
Homes in Coolville
| Housing units | 286 |
| Median year built | 1954 |
| Built before 1980 | 68% |
| Built 2000 or later | 16% |
| Owner-occupied | 79% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $128,600 |
| Single-family detached | 85% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belpre | 12 mi | 19% | 8% |
| Amesville | 15 mi | 42% | 47% |
| Syracuse | 17 mi | 17% | 20% |
| Pomeroy | 17 mi | 44% | 14% |
| Athens | 18 mi | 25% | 22% |
| Racine | 18 mi | 8% | 34% |
| Chesterhill | 20 mi | 28% | 21% |
| Middleport | 21 mi | 16% | 22% |
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