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Milton Center, Ohio
Inside Milton Center's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 99% of mapped land, the 3rd-highest of 25 cities in Wood County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 85%, the 2nd-highest of 25 cities in Wood County.
That water-table share is above Wood County's 91%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43541 overlapping the city.
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
Basement waterproofing in Milton Center
Basement waterproofing in Milton Center: a shallow water table limits basements on 99% of Milton Center's mapped land, more than in 94% of Ohio cities.
Soil under Milton Center city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 85.4% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 99.4% |
| Septic fields very limited | 99.4% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 5.0% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 256 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Hoytville | 86% | 99% |
| Nappanee | 9% | n/a |
| Houcktown | 2% | n/a |
| Rimer | 1% | n/a |
| Tedrow | 1% | n/a |
| Mermill | 1% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 5.0% by land area here, and 0% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 85% of the mapped land.
On 99% of Milton Center's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 99% 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 Milton Center. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43541 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes
Milton Center 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