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Jerry City, Ohio
Inside Jerry City's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 90% of mapped land, higher than 79% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 43%.
That water-table share is close to Wood County's 91%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43437 overlapping the city. Of its 193 homes, 81% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1953.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Wood 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 Jerry City
Basement waterproofing in Jerry City: a shallow water table limits basements on 90% of Jerry City's mapped land, more than in 79% of Ohio cities.
About 200 of Jerry City's 193 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Jerry City city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 43.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 90.4% |
| Septic fields very limited | 94.3% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.5% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 643 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Hoytville | 45% | 99% |
| Wauseon | 11% | n/a |
| Nappanee | 8% | n/a |
| Ottokee | 8% | n/a |
| Tedrow | 5% | n/a |
| Rimer | 5% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.5% by land area here, and 0% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 43% of the mapped land.
On 90% of Jerry 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 94% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Wood County
0% of Wood 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 Jerry City. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43437 | 94% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Jerry City
| Housing units | 193 |
| Median year built | 1953 |
| Built before 1980 | 81% |
| Built 2000 or later | 10% |
| Owner-occupied | 74% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $136,300 |
| Single-family detached | 90% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cygnet | 2 mi | 73% | 92% |
| Portage | 5 mi | 41% | 73% |
| Bairdstown | 6 mi | 67% | 97% |
| West Millgrove | 6 mi | 3% | 76% |
| North Baltimore | 6 mi | 37% | 87% |
| Bloomdale | 6 mi | 59% | 97% |
| Wayne | 8 mi | 0% | 74% |
| Van Buren | 8 mi | 3% | 80% |
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