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Monroeville, Ohio
Inside Monroeville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 67% of mapped land, higher than 52% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1%.
That water-table share is below Huron County's 90%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44847 overlapping the city. Of its 724 homes, 92% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Huron 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 Monroeville
Basement waterproofing in Monroeville: a shallow water table limits basements on 67% of Monroeville's mapped land, more than in 52% of Ohio cities.
About 500 of Monroeville's 724 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Monroeville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.1% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 67.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 83.9% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.4% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 913 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Pewamo | 36% | 99% |
| Bennington | 11% | 99% |
| Tioga | 7% | n/a |
| Chili | 7% | 0% |
| Tuscola | 5% | n/a |
| Otisville | 4% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 67% of Monroeville's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 84% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Huron County
0% of Huron 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 Monroeville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44847 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Monroeville
| Housing units | 724 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 92% |
| Built 2000 or later | under 1% |
| Owner-occupied | 60% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $136,100 |
| Single-family detached | 73% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwalk | 5 mi | under 1% | 66% |
| Milan | 6 mi | 0% | 68% |
| Bellevue | 7 mi | 1% | 64% |
| North Fairfield | 11 mi | under 1% | 49% |
| Castalia | 12 mi | 0% | 62% |
| Berlin Heights | 12 mi | under 1% | 49% |
| Huron | 13 mi | 0% | 82% |
| Willard | 13 mi | under 1% | 99% |
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