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Coshocton, Ohio
Inside Coshocton's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 24% of mapped land, the 5th-highest of 6 cities in Coshocton County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 1%, the 3rd-highest of 6 cities in Coshocton County.
That water-table share is below Coshocton County's 46%. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43812 overlapping the city. Of its 5,366 homes, 88% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1954.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Coshocton 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 Coshocton
Basement waterproofing in Coshocton: a shallow water table limits basements on 24% of Coshocton's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Coshocton logged 2 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 4,000 of Coshocton's 5,366 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Coshocton city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.8% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 23.7% |
| Septic fields very limited | 74.4% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.6% |
| Urban land, not rated | 9.0% |
| Mapped soil | 5,234 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Coshocton | 19% | 98% |
| Westmoreland | 15% | 0% |
| Chili | 11% | 0% |
| Tioga | 7% | n/a |
| Gilpin | 4% | under 1% |
| Bethesda | 4% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 24% of Coshocton's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 74% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Coshocton County
0% of Coshocton 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 Coshocton. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43812 | 100% | 2 | $3,156 |
Homes in Coshocton
| Housing units | 5,366 |
| Median year built | 1954 |
| Built before 1980 | 88% |
| Built 2000 or later | 6% |
| Owner-occupied | 57% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $139,700 |
| Single-family detached | 74% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Lafayette | 5 mi | under 1% | 4% |
| Conesville | 6 mi | 1% | 43% |
| Plainfield | 8 mi | 0% | 26% |
| Warsaw | 10 mi | under 1% | 38% |
| Nellie | 13 mi | 3% | 31% |
| Dresden | 13 mi | 6% | 55% |
| Newcomerstown | 13 mi | 3% | 17% |
| Adamsville | 13 mi | 2% | 82% |
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