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Junction City, Ohio
Inside Junction City's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 61% of mapped land, the 2nd-highest of 11 cities in Perry County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 3%.
That water-table share is above Perry County's 42%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43748 overlapping the city. Of its 347 homes, 65% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1961.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Perry 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 Junction City
Basement waterproofing in Junction City: a shallow water table limits basements on 61% of Junction City's mapped land.
In Perry County, 19% of the 31 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 200 of Junction City's 347 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Junction City city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 2.8% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 61.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 76.6% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 2.8% |
| Mapped soil | 415 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Peoga | 25% | n/a |
| Newark | 21% | n/a |
| Wellston | 14% | under 1% |
| Euclid | 6% | n/a |
| Cincinnati | 6% | n/a |
| Westmoreland | 5% | 0% |
What the numbers mean here
On 61% of Junction 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 77% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Perry County
0% of Perry 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 Junction City. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43748 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Junction City
| Housing units | 347 |
| Median year built | 1961 |
| Built before 1980 | 65% |
| Built 2000 or later | 12% |
| Owner-occupied | 54% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $120,000 |
| Single-family detached | 59% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Lexington | 5 mi | 4% | 38% |
| Somerset | 6 mi | 1% | 59% |
| Bremen | 7 mi | 3% | 41% |
| Rushville | 8 mi | 1% | 14% |
| West Rushville | 8 mi | 0% | 97% |
| Shawnee | 9 mi | 23% | 23% |
| New Straitsville | 11 mi | 33% | 36% |
| Crooksville | 11 mi | 13% | 51% |
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