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Georgetown, Ohio
Inside Georgetown's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 87% of mapped land, the 4th-highest of 9 cities in Brown County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 8%.
That water-table share is above Brown County's 68%. FEMA's flood data list 6 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45121 overlapping the city. Of its 1,950 homes, 67% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1971.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Brown 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 Georgetown
Basement waterproofing in Georgetown: a shallow water table limits basements on 87% of Georgetown's mapped land, more than in 74% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Georgetown logged 6 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 1,300 of Georgetown's 1,950 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Georgetown city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 7.8% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 86.7% |
| Septic fields very limited | 98.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 27.1% |
| Mapped soil | 2,677 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Rossmoyne | 25% | 96% |
| Jonesboro | 20% | n/a |
| Westboro | 18% | n/a |
| Clermont | 13% | n/a |
| Schaffer | 10% | n/a |
| Bonnell | 7% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 87% of Georgetown'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 Brown County
0% of Brown 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 Georgetown. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45121 | 100% | 6 | $140,020 |
Homes in Georgetown
| Housing units | 1,950 |
| Median year built | 1971 |
| Built before 1980 | 67% |
| Built 2000 or later | 11% |
| Owner-occupied | 61% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $148,600 |
| Single-family detached | 65% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamersville | 6 mi | 3% | 100% |
| Russellville | 6 mi | 10% | 86% |
| Higginsport | 7 mi | 27% | 0% |
| Ripley | 10 mi | 16% | 3% |
| Felicity | 11 mi | under 1% | 68% |
| Sardinia | 11 mi | 16% | 81% |
| Mount Orab | 11 mi | 9% | 92% |
| Bethel | 12 mi | 2% | 64% |
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