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Kettlersville, Ohio
Inside Kettlersville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 99% of mapped land, the highest of 9 cities in Shelby County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 40%, the highest of 9 cities in Shelby County.
That water-table share is close to Shelby County's 94%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Shelby County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 2 overlapping ZIPs
Basement waterproofing in Kettlersville
Basement waterproofing in Kettlersville: a shallow water table limits basements on 99% of Kettlersville's mapped land, more than in 94% of Ohio cities.
Soil under Kettlersville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 39.6% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 99.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 99.3% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.9% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 3.1% |
| Mapped soil | 660 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.9% by land area here, and 3% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 40% of the mapped land.
On 99% of Kettlersville's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 99% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Shelby County
0% of Shelby 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 Kettlersville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45336 | 51% | 0 | $0 |
| 45302 | 49% | 0 | $0 |
Homes
Kettlersville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botkins | 4 mi | 20% | 89% |
| Anna | 5 mi | 22% | 97% |
| New Knoxville | 5 mi | 32% | over 99% |
| New Bremen | 6 mi | 27% | 99% |
| Minster | 7 mi | 34% | over 99% |
| Fort Loramie | 9 mi | 30% | 99% |
| Wapakoneta | 10 mi | 18% | 72% |
| St. Marys | 11 mi | 11% | 68% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status