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Fredericksburg, Ohio
Inside Fredericksburg's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 21% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is below Wayne County's 66%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44627 overlapping the city. Of its 188 homes, 89% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Wayne 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 Fredericksburg
Basement waterproofing in Fredericksburg: a shallow water table limits basements on 21% of Fredericksburg's mapped land.
About 100 of Fredericksburg's 188 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Fredericksburg city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 20.6% |
| Septic fields very limited | 85.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 1.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 218 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 21% of Fredericksburg'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 Wayne County
0% of Wayne 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 Fredericksburg. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44627 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Fredericksburg
| Housing units | 188 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 89% |
| Built 2000 or later | 1% |
| Owner-occupied | 75% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $168,400 |
| Single-family detached | 77% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holmesville | 4 mi | 0% | 33% |
| Apple Creek | 5 mi | 1% | 57% |
| Shreve | 8 mi | under 1% | 25% |
| Mount Eaton | 9 mi | 0% | 28% |
| Millersburg | 9 mi | 0% | 66% |
| Wooster | 10 mi | 2% | 42% |
| Dalton | 12 mi | 1% | 82% |
| Wilmot | 12 mi | 0% | 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