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Mineral City, Ohio
Inside Mineral City's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 54% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 7%, the 4th-highest of 19 cities in Tuscarawas County.
That water-table share is above Tuscarawas County's 42%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44656 overlapping the city. Of its 251 homes, 83% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Tuscarawas 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 Mineral City
Basement waterproofing in Mineral City: a shallow water table limits basements on 54% of Mineral City's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Mineral City logged 1 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 200 of Mineral City's 251 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Mineral City city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 7.5% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 54.2% |
| Septic fields very limited | 94.4% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.9% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 7.5% |
| Mapped soil | 449 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Hazleton | 25% | 0% |
| Coshocton | 13% | 98% |
| Fitchville | 10% | 96% |
| Glenford | 10% | 97% |
| Guernsey | 9% | n/a |
| Orrville | 7% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 54% of Mineral 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 94% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Tuscarawas County
0% of Tuscarawas 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 Mineral City. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44656 | 100% | 1 | $0 |
Homes in Mineral City
| Housing units | 251 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 83% |
| Built 2000 or later | 6% |
| Owner-occupied | 66% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $94,400 |
| Single-family detached | 87% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoar | 3 mi | 1% | 22% |
| East Sparta | 4 mi | 15% | 41% |
| Magnolia | 5 mi | under 1% | 27% |
| Bolivar | 6 mi | 0% | 2% |
| Waynesburg | 7 mi | 0% | 18% |
| Parral | 8 mi | 1% | 28% |
| Dover | 8 mi | 3% | 18% |
| Roswell | 9 mi | 8% | 83% |
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