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Midway, Ohio
Inside Midway's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 97% of mapped land, the 2nd-highest of 6 cities in Madison County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 10%.
That water-table share is close to Madison County's 94%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43151 overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Madison County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
Basement waterproofing in Midway
Basement waterproofing in Midway: a shallow water table limits basements on 97% of Midway's mapped land, more than in 89% of Ohio cities.
Soil under Midway city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 10.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 97.2% |
| Septic fields very limited | 98.4% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.9% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 23.1% |
| Mapped soil | 166 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 97% of Midway's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 98% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Madison County
0% of Madison 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 Midway. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43151 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes
Midway has fewer than 100 housing units in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, too few for reliable shares.
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Solon | 7 mi | 37% | 88% |
| Jeffersonville | 7 mi | 37% | 97% |
| Bloomingburg | 10 mi | 11% | 89% |
| Mount Sterling | 11 mi | 31% | 91% |
| South Charleston | 11 mi | 11% | 63% |
| Octa | 11 mi | 49% | 98% |
| Milledgeville | 11 mi | 38% | 100% |
| London | 11 mi | 36% | 97% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status