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Luckey, Ohio
Inside Luckey's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 36% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 11%.
That water-table share is below Wood County's 91%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43443 overlapping the city. Of its 415 homes, 84% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Wood 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 Luckey
Basement waterproofing in Luckey: a shallow water table limits basements on 36% of Luckey's mapped land.
About 400 of Luckey's 415 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Luckey city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 10.8% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 35.6% |
| Septic fields very limited | 77.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.0% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 443 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Dunbridge | 20% | n/a |
| Spinks | 18% | n/a |
| Randolph | 12% | n/a |
| Hoytville | 11% | 99% |
| Millsdale | 7% | n/a |
| Castalia | 4% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 36% of Luckey's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 77% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Wood County
0% of Wood 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 Luckey. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43443 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Luckey
| Housing units | 415 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 84% |
| Built 2000 or later | 11% |
| Owner-occupied | 89% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $161,200 |
| Single-family detached | 93% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pemberville | 3 mi | 18% | 92% |
| Woodville | 6 mi | 47% | 81% |
| Genoa | 8 mi | 55% | 78% |
| Millbury | 8 mi | 49% | 89% |
| Bradner | 9 mi | 6% | 73% |
| Walbridge | 9 mi | 6% | 80% |
| Gibsonburg | 9 mi | 30% | 47% |
| Rossford | 10 mi | 28% | 76% |
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