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Jerusalem, Ohio
Inside Jerusalem's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 10% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 15%.
That water-table share is below Monroe County's 18%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43747 overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Monroe County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
Basement waterproofing in Jerusalem
Basement waterproofing in Jerusalem: a shallow water table limits basements on 10% of Jerusalem's mapped land.
Soil under Jerusalem city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 14.8% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 10.2% |
| Septic fields very limited | 81.4% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.6% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 12.8% |
| Mapped soil | 209 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Gilpin | 48% | under 1% |
| Westmoreland | 20% | 0% |
| Upshur | 7% | 0% |
| Zanesville | 7% | 97% |
| Lowell | 3% | 4% |
| Guernsey | 3% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
USDA rates 81% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
With shrink-swell clay on 15% and a shallow water table on 10% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Jerusalem; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Monroe County
0% of Monroe 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 Jerusalem. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43747 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes
Jerusalem 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson | 1 mi | 14% | 26% |
| Beallsville | 3 mi | 25% | 40% |
| Miltonsburg | 4 mi | 0% | 38% |
| Woodsfield | 6 mi | 28% | 22% |
| Lewisville | 9 mi | 33% | 37% |
| Barnesville | 10 mi | 33% | 30% |
| Batesville | 11 mi | 59% | 37% |
| Bethesda | 11 mi | 4% | 12% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status