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Lore City, Ohio
Inside Lore City's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 64% of mapped land, the 4th-highest of 9 cities in Guernsey County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 16%.
That water-table share is above Guernsey County's 34%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43755 overlapping the city. Of its 137 homes, 91% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Guernsey 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 Lore City
Basement waterproofing in Lore City: a shallow water table limits basements on 64% of Lore City's mapped land.
About 100 of Lore City's 137 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Lore City city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 15.9% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 64.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 95.9% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 15.9% |
| Mapped soil | 210 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Lindside | 24% | n/a |
| Gilpin | 16% | under 1% |
| Euclid | 15% | n/a |
| Sarahsville | 12% | n/a |
| Westmoreland | 10% | 0% |
| Newark | 6% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 3.2% by land area here, and 16% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 16% of the mapped land.
On 64% of Lore City's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 96% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Guernsey County
0% of Guernsey 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 Lore City. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43755 | 98% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Lore City
| Housing units | 137 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 91% |
| Built 2000 or later | 6% |
| Owner-occupied | 64% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $126,600 |
| Single-family detached | 86% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senecaville | 3 mi | 24% | 67% |
| Old Washington | 4 mi | 62% | 38% |
| Byesville | 5 mi | 3% | 21% |
| Pleasant City | 7 mi | 21% | 68% |
| Cambridge | 7 mi | 5% | 29% |
| Quaker City | 9 mi | 36% | 59% |
| Batesville | 10 mi | 59% | 37% |
| Sarahsville | 12 mi | 41% | 42% |
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