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Holiday City, Ohio
Inside Holiday City's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 93% of mapped land, the 5th-highest of 9 cities in Williams County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 21%, the 4th-highest of 9 cities in Williams County.
That water-table share is close to Williams County's 95%. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Williams County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 2 overlapping ZIPs
Basement waterproofing in Holiday City
Basement waterproofing in Holiday City: a shallow water table limits basements on 93% of Holiday City's mapped land, more than in 81% of Ohio cities, and the 2 ZIP codes overlapping Holiday City logged 2 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
Soil under Holiday City city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 20.6% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 92.7% |
| Septic fields very limited | 92.7% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.9% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 1.9% |
| Mapped soil | 1,650 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.9% by land area here, and 2% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 21% of the mapped land.
On 93% of Holiday City's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 93% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Williams County
0% of Williams 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 Holiday City. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43543 | 51% | 2 | $2,359 |
| 43554 | 49% | 0 | $0 |
Homes
Holiday City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montpelier | 4 mi | 13% | 94% |
| Pioneer | 4 mi | 21% | 89% |
| West Unity | 6 mi | 27% | 87% |
| Stryker | 10 mi | 14% | 98% |
| Bryan | 10 mi | 57% | 90% |
| Fayette | 11 mi | 2% | 84% |
| Blakeslee | 12 mi | 12% | 100% |
| Edon | 13 mi | 17% | 99% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status