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Morral, Ohio
Inside Morral's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 94% of mapped land, the 3rd-highest of 8 cities in Marion County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 46%, the 2nd-highest of 8 cities in Marion County.
That water-table share is close to Marion County's 92%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43337 overlapping the city. Of its 204 homes, 68% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1943.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Marion 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 Morral
Basement waterproofing in Morral: a shallow water table limits basements on 94% of Morral's mapped land, more than in 83% of Ohio cities.
About 200 of Morral's 204 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Morral city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 45.6% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 93.7% |
| Septic fields very limited | 93.7% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 5.4% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 45.1% |
| Mapped soil | 1,727 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Milford | 42% | n/a |
| Shinrock | 27% | n/a |
| Del Rey | 21% | n/a |
| Saranac | 5% | n/a |
| Houghton | 1% | n/a |
| Sloan | under 1% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 5.4% by land area here, and 45% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 46% of the mapped land.
On 94% of Morral'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 Marion County
0% of Marion 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 Morral. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43337 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Morral
| Housing units | 204 |
| Median year built | 1943 |
| Built before 1980 | 68% |
| Built 2000 or later | 5% |
| Owner-occupied | 92% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $119,000 |
| Single-family detached | 97% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harpster | 4 mi | 61% | 95% |
| Marion | 8 mi | 21% | 60% |
| New Bloomington | 9 mi | 78% | 92% |
| Marseilles | 10 mi | 6% | 96% |
| Nevada | 10 mi | 21% | 85% |
| Upper Sandusky | 10 mi | 10% | 78% |
| Green Camp | 11 mi | 39% | 84% |
| La Rue | 12 mi | 1% | 39% |
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