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Glenford, Ohio
Inside Glenford's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 58% of mapped land, the 4th-highest of 11 cities in Perry County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is above Perry County's 42%. FEMA's flood data list 7 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43739 overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Perry County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
Basement waterproofing in Glenford
Basement waterproofing in Glenford: a shallow water table limits basements on 58% of Glenford's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Glenford logged 7 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Perry County, 19% of the 31 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
Soil under Glenford city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 58.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 86.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 74 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Killbuck | 28% | n/a |
| Mentor | 25% | n/a |
| Cincinnati | 13% | n/a |
| Newark | 5% | n/a |
| Glenford | 5% | 97% |
| Homewood | 5% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 58% of Glenford'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 Perry County
0% of Perry 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 Glenford. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43739 | 100% | 7 | $147,569 |
Homes
Glenford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornville | 5 mi | 0% | 87% |
| Somerset | 6 mi | 1% | 59% |
| Gratiot | 7 mi | 0% | 90% |
| Buckeye Lake | 9 mi | 2% | 85% |
| Fultonham | 10 mi | 0% | 51% |
| Rushville | 10 mi | 1% | 14% |
| Hebron | 10 mi | 0% | 86% |
| West Rushville | 11 mi | 0% | 97% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status