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Deshler, Ohio
Inside Deshler's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 98% of mapped land, the 3rd-highest of 9 cities in Henry County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 96%, the highest of 9 cities in Henry County.
That water-table share is close to Henry County's 96%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43516 overlapping the city. Of its 728 homes, 74% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1961.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Henry 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 Deshler
Basement waterproofing in Deshler: a shallow water table limits basements on 98% of Deshler's mapped land, more than in 90% of Ohio cities.
About 600 of Deshler's 728 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Deshler city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 95.7% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 97.7% |
| Septic fields very limited | 97.7% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 5.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.1% |
| Mapped soil | 1,491 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Hoytville | 86% | 99% |
| Nappanee | 11% | n/a |
| Mermill | under 1% | n/a |
| Haskins | under 1% | n/a |
| Rimer | 0% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 5.1% by land area here, and under 1% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 96% of the mapped land.
On 98% of Deshler's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 98% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Henry County
0% of Henry 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 Deshler. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43516 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Deshler
| Housing units | 728 |
| Median year built | 1961 |
| Built before 1980 | 74% |
| Built 2000 or later | 9% |
| Owner-occupied | 78% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $112,500 |
| Single-family detached | 77% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmore | 4 mi | 89% | 94% |
| Custar | 6 mi | 90% | over 99% |
| Hoytville | 6 mi | 83% | 94% |
| Hamler | 7 mi | 88% | 99% |
| Leipsic | 7 mi | 77% | 93% |
| Milton Center | 8 mi | 85% | 99% |
| West Leipsic | 9 mi | 40% | 76% |
| McComb | 9 mi | 17% | 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