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Lakeview, Ohio
Inside Lakeview's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 90% of mapped land, the 4th-highest of 13 cities in Logan County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 82%, the 2nd-highest of 13 cities in Logan County.
That water-table share is above Logan County's 81%. FEMA's flood data list 3 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43331 overlapping the city. Of its 706 homes, 57% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1972.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Logan 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 Lakeview
Basement waterproofing in Lakeview: a shallow water table limits basements on 90% of Lakeview's mapped land, more than in 78% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Lakeview logged 3 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 500 of Lakeview's 706 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Lakeview city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 81.8% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 90.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 90.1% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 7.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 81.8% |
| Mapped soil | 456 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Latty | 67% | 97% |
| Fulton | 19% | n/a |
| Sleeth | 6% | n/a |
| Henshaw | 4% | n/a |
| Del Rey | 2% | n/a |
| Montgomery | under 1% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 7.2% by land area here, and 82% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 82% of the mapped land.
On 90% of Lakeview's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 90% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Logan County
0% of Logan 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 Lakeview. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43331 | 100% | 3 | $71,373 |
Homes in Lakeview
| Housing units | 706 |
| Median year built | 1972 |
| Built before 1980 | 57% |
| Built 2000 or later | 22% |
| Owner-occupied | 81% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $98,300 |
| Single-family detached | 69% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russells Point | 2 mi | 67% | 79% |
| Jackson Center | 7 mi | 30% | 99% |
| Huntsville | 7 mi | 45% | 83% |
| Waynesfield | 8 mi | 21% | over 99% |
| Belle Center | 10 mi | 38% | 67% |
| De Graff | 12 mi | 5% | 55% |
| Bellefontaine | 12 mi | 7% | 60% |
| Botkins | 13 mi | 20% | 89% |
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