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Hanover, Ohio
Inside Hanover's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 34% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is below Licking County's 69%. FEMA's flood data list 29 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43055 overlapping the city. Of its 483 homes, 63% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1973.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Licking 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 Hanover
Basement waterproofing in Hanover: a shallow water table limits basements on 34% of Hanover's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Hanover logged 29 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Licking County, 46% of the 57 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 400 of Hanover's 483 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Hanover city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 34.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 81.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.4% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 1,186 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Chili | 19% | 0% |
| Tioga | 11% | n/a |
| Mentor | 10% | n/a |
| Homewood | 9% | n/a |
| Fitchville | 8% | 96% |
| Luray | 6% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 34% of Hanover's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 82% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Licking County
0% of Licking 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 Hanover. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43055 | 100% | 29 | $493,699 |
Homes in Hanover
| Housing units | 483 |
| Median year built | 1973 |
| Built before 1980 | 63% |
| Built 2000 or later | 27% |
| Owner-occupied | 77% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $237,300 |
| Single-family detached | 82% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark | 8 mi | under 1% | 20% |
| Frazeysburg | 9 mi | 4% | 22% |
| Gratiot | 10 mi | 0% | 90% |
| St. Louisville | 10 mi | 0% | 5% |
| Heath | 10 mi | under 1% | 48% |
| Granville | 12 mi | 0% | 32% |
| Martinsburg | 14 mi | 0% | 24% |
| Hebron | 14 mi | 0% | 86% |
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