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Fairview, Ohio
Inside Fairview's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 31% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 40%, the 2nd-highest of 9 cities in Guernsey County.
That water-table share is close to Guernsey County's 34%. FEMA's flood data list 3 flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Guernsey County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 2 overlapping ZIPs
Basement waterproofing in Fairview
Basement waterproofing in Fairview: a shallow water table limits basements on 31% of Fairview's mapped land, and the 2 ZIP codes overlapping Fairview logged 3 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
Soil under Fairview city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 39.5% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 31.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 80.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 10.5% |
| Urban land, not rated | 4.9% |
| Mapped soil | 257 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Lowell | 29% | 4% |
| Westmoreland | 10% | 0% |
| Barkcamp | 9% | n/a |
| Dekalb | 8% | n/a |
| Guernsey | 6% | n/a |
| Bethesda | 6% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 3.7% by land area here, and 11% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 40% of the mapped land.
On 31% of Fairview's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 80% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Guernsey County
0% of Guernsey 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 Fairview. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43773 | 88% | 3 | $103,761 |
| 43736 | 10% | 0 | $0 |
Homes
Fairview 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnesville | 6 mi | 33% | 30% |
| Quaker City | 7 mi | 36% | 59% |
| Morristown | 9 mi | 28% | 34% |
| Bethesda | 9 mi | 4% | 12% |
| Holloway | 9 mi | 21% | 22% |
| Batesville | 10 mi | 59% | 37% |
| Belmont | 10 mi | 3% | 8% |
| Freeport | 11 mi | 1% | 38% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status