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Darbyville, Ohio
Inside Darbyville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 41% of mapped land, the 5th-highest of 8 cities in Pickaway County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 1%.
That water-table share is below Pickaway County's 72%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Pickaway County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 2 overlapping ZIPs
Basement waterproofing in Darbyville
Basement waterproofing in Darbyville: a shallow water table limits basements on 41% of Darbyville's mapped land, and the 2 ZIP codes overlapping Darbyville logged 1 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
Soil under Darbyville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.9% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 40.8% |
| Septic fields very limited | 94.3% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.3% |
| Mapped soil | 343 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 41% of Darbyville's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 94% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Pickaway County
0% of Pickaway 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 Darbyville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43146 | 53% | 0 | $0 |
| 43164 | 48% | 1 | $0 |
Homes
Darbyville has fewer than 100 housing units in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, too few for reliable shares.
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Bloomfield | 7 mi | 3% | 30% |
| Commercial Point | 7 mi | 12% | 85% |
| Williamsport | 8 mi | 22% | 84% |
| Harrisburg | 8 mi | 0% | 11% |
| Mount Sterling | 9 mi | 31% | 91% |
| Ashville | 9 mi | 18% | 80% |
| Lockbourne | 10 mi | under 1% | 35% |
| Circleville | 12 mi | 5% | 34% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status