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Cridersville, Ohio
Inside Cridersville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 90% of mapped land, the 5th-highest of 8 cities in Auglaize County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 23%, the 4th-highest of 8 cities in Auglaize County.
That water-table share is close to Auglaize County's 94%. FEMA's flood data list 11 flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city. Of its 755 homes, 79% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1968.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Auglaize County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 2 overlapping ZIPs
of homes built before 1980
Basement waterproofing in Cridersville
Basement waterproofing in Cridersville: a shallow water table limits basements on 90% of Cridersville's mapped land, more than in 77% of Ohio cities, and the 2 ZIP codes overlapping Cridersville logged 11 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 500 of Cridersville's 755 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Cridersville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 22.7% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 89.6% |
| Septic fields very limited | 89.6% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 1.1% |
| Urban land, not rated | 5.5% |
| Mapped soil | 770 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.8% by land area here, and 1% 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.
On 90% of Cridersville's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 90% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Auglaize County
0% of Auglaize 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 Cridersville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45806 | 82% | 3 | $57,145 |
| 45895 | 19% | 8 | $646,158 |
Homes in Cridersville
| Housing units | 755 |
| Median year built | 1968 |
| Built before 1980 | 79% |
| Built 2000 or later | 7% |
| Owner-occupied | 57% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $144,300 |
| Single-family detached | 68% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 6 mi | 12% | 60% |
| Wapakoneta | 6 mi | 18% | 72% |
| Buckland | 7 mi | 16% | 79% |
| Waynesfield | 9 mi | 21% | over 99% |
| Elida | 10 mi | 17% | 74% |
| Spencerville | 12 mi | 29% | 99% |
| Harrod | 12 mi | 25% | 98% |
| Lafayette | 12 mi | 14% | 99% |
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