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Girard, Ohio
Inside Girard's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 47% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is below Trumbull County's 77%. FEMA's flood data list 8 flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city. Of its 5,013 homes, 89% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1956.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Trumbull County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 2 overlapping ZIPs
of homes built before 1980
Basement waterproofing in Girard
Basement waterproofing in Girard: a shallow water table limits basements on 47% of Girard's mapped land, and the 2 ZIP codes overlapping Girard logged 8 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 3,700 of Girard's 5,013 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Girard city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 46.6% |
| Septic fields very limited | 58.1% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.0% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 19.2% |
| Mapped soil | 3,907 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 47% of Girard's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 58% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Trumbull County
0% of Trumbull 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 Girard. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44420 | 75% | 6 | $88,733 |
| 44446 | 19% | 2 | $0 |
Homes in Girard
| Housing units | 5,013 |
| Median year built | 1956 |
| Built before 1980 | 89% |
| Built 2000 or later | 3% |
| Owner-occupied | 68% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $115,500 |
| Single-family detached | 73% |
Nearby cities
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