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Green Springs, Ohio
Inside Green Springs' city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 77% of mapped land, the 4th-highest of 8 cities in Sandusky County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 12%.
That water-table share is close to Sandusky County's 80%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44836 overlapping the city. Of its 519 homes, 60% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1970.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Sandusky 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 Green Springs
Basement waterproofing in Green Springs: a shallow water table limits basements on 77% of Green Springs' mapped land, more than in 62% of Ohio cities.
About 300 of Green Springs' 519 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Green Springs city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 12.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 76.7% |
| Septic fields very limited | 87.6% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.6% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 16.1% |
| Mapped soil | 746 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Nappanee | 24% | n/a |
| Kibbie | 18% | n/a |
| Rimer | 10% | n/a |
| Spinks | 8% | n/a |
| Hoytville | 8% | 99% |
| Tedrow | 8% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 77% of Green Springs' mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 88% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Sandusky County
0% of Sandusky 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 Green Springs. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44836 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Green Springs
| Housing units | 519 |
| Median year built | 1970 |
| Built before 1980 | 60% |
| Built 2000 or later | 5% |
| Owner-occupied | 82% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $83,100 |
| Single-family detached | 63% |
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