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Lockbourne, Ohio

Inside Lockbourne's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 35% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1%.

That water-table share is below Franklin County's 71%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43137 overlapping the city.

Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Franklin County

<1%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

35%

high water table: limits basements

0

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

Basement waterproofing in Lockbourne

Basement waterproofing in Lockbourne: a shallow water table limits basements on 35% of Lockbourne's mapped land.

In Franklin County, 81% of the 176 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.

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Soil under Lockbourne city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)0.1%
High water table (limits basements)34.6%
Septic fields very limited89.2%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)2.9%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)0.0%
Mapped soil545 acres
Soil seriesShare hereSeries nationally: high water table
Ross20%n/a
Warsaw16%n/a
Eldean12%0%
Medway11%n/a
Genesee7%n/a
Westland7%n/a
Franklin CountyLockbourne
Lockbourne city limits inside Franklin County, shaded by the city's high water table share.under 10%10-25%25-40%40-60%60%+

How we count

What the numbers mean here

On 35% of Lockbourne's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.

USDA rates 89% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.

Drought in Franklin County

0% of Franklin County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.

October 21, 2025Share of area in drought, weeklyOctober 13, 2026

Flood losses by ZIP code

FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Lockbourne. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIPShare of city landFlood lossesPaid
43137100%0$0

Homes

Lockbourne has fewer than 100 housing units in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, too few for reliable shares.

Nearby cities

PlaceDistanceExpansive clayHigh water table
Commercial Point 3 mi 12% 85%
Obetz 4 mi 10% 67%
Grove City 6 mi 17% 83%
Ashville 6 mi 18% 80%
Groveport 6 mi 12% 65%
South Bloomfield 6 mi 3% 30%
Urbancrest 8 mi 10% 63%
Lithopolis 9 mi 6% 81%

Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status