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Lockington, Ohio
Inside Lockington's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 79% of mapped land, higher than 65% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 1%.
That water-table share is below Shelby County's 94%. FEMA's flood data list 3 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45356 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 1 overlapping ZIP
Basement waterproofing in Lockington
Basement waterproofing in Lockington: a shallow water table limits basements on 79% of Lockington's mapped land, more than in 65% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Lockington logged 3 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
Soil under Lockington city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 1.4% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 79.2% |
| Septic fields very limited | 96.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 53 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 79% of Lockington's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 97% 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 Lockington. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45356 | 100% | 3 | $34,309 |
Homes
Lockington has fewer than 100 housing units in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, too few for reliable shares.
Nearby cities
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status