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Crooksville, Ohio
Inside Crooksville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 51% of mapped land, the 5th-highest of 11 cities in Perry County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 13%, the 5th-highest of 11 cities in Perry County.
That water-table share is above Perry County's 42%. FEMA's flood data list 12 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43731 overlapping the city. Of its 1,095 homes, 85% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Perry 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 Crooksville
Basement waterproofing in Crooksville: a shallow water table limits basements on 51% of Crooksville's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Crooksville logged 12 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Perry County, 19% of the 31 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 800 of Crooksville's 1,095 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Crooksville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 12.6% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 51.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 86.4% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.4% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 12.6% |
| Mapped soil | 1,052 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Glenford | 15% | 97% |
| Nolin | 15% | n/a |
| Guernsey | 13% | n/a |
| Westmoreland | 11% | 0% |
| Newark | 10% | n/a |
| Zanesville | 7% | 97% |
What the numbers mean here
On 51% of Crooksville'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 Perry County
0% of Perry 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 Crooksville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43731 | 99% | 12 | $84,259 |
Homes in Crooksville
| Housing units | 1,095 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 85% |
| Built 2000 or later | 6% |
| Owner-occupied | 60% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $103,300 |
| Single-family detached | 73% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roseville | 3 mi | 3% | 45% |
| Fultonham | 7 mi | 0% | 51% |
| New Lexington | 7 mi | 4% | 38% |
| South Zanesville | 10 mi | 7% | 26% |
| Somerset | 11 mi | 1% | 59% |
| Junction City | 11 mi | 3% | 61% |
| Corning | 11 mi | 17% | 29% |
| Philo | 12 mi | 6% | 12% |
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