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Haviland, Ohio
Inside Haviland's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 75% of mapped land, higher than 60% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 5%.
That water-table share is below Paulding County's 96%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45851 overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Paulding County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
Basement waterproofing in Haviland
Basement waterproofing in Haviland: a shallow water table limits basements on 75% of Haviland's mapped land, more than in 60% of Ohio cities.
Soil under Haviland city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 4.8% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 75.4% |
| Septic fields very limited | 75.4% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.3% |
| Mapped soil | 252 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 75% of Haviland's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 75% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Paulding County
0% of Paulding 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 Haviland. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45851 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes
Haviland has fewer than 100 housing units in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, too few for reliable shares.
Nearby cities
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status