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Laurelville, Ohio
Inside Laurelville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 8% of mapped land, the 3rd-highest of 3 cities in Hocking County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1%.
That water-table share is below Hocking County's 36%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43135 overlapping the city. Of its 325 homes, 76% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Hocking 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 Laurelville
Basement waterproofing in Laurelville: a shallow water table limits basements on 8% of Laurelville's mapped land.
About 200 of Laurelville's 325 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Laurelville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 8.4% |
| Septic fields very limited | 81.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 1.9% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.3% |
| Mapped soil | 138 acres |
What the numbers mean here
USDA rates 81% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
With shrink-swell clay on under 1% and a shallow water table on 8% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Laurelville; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Hocking County
0% of Hocking 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 Laurelville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43135 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Laurelville
| Housing units | 325 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 76% |
| Built 2000 or later | 0% |
| Owner-occupied | 50% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $175,900 |
| Single-family detached | 72% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelphi | 1 mi | 3% | 93% |
| Tarlton | 6 mi | 0% | 27% |
| Kingston | 9 mi | 8% | 100% |
| Stoutsville | 10 mi | 21% | over 99% |
| Amanda | 12 mi | 6% | 40% |
| Circleville | 14 mi | 5% | 34% |
| Sugar Grove | 15 mi | under 1% | 6% |
| Chillicothe | 17 mi | 3% | 31% |
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