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Mount Blanchard, Ohio
Inside Mount Blanchard's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 88% of mapped land, higher than 76% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 6%.
That water-table share is close to Hancock County's 93%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45867 overlapping the city. Of its 244 homes, 83% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1941.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Hancock 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 Mount Blanchard
Basement waterproofing in Mount Blanchard: a shallow water table limits basements on 88% of Mount Blanchard's mapped land, more than in 76% of Ohio cities.
In Hancock County, 64% of the 39 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 200 of Mount Blanchard's 244 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Mount Blanchard city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 6.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 88.4% |
| Septic fields very limited | 88.5% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.4% |
| Mapped soil | 328 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 88% of Mount Blanchard's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 88% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Hancock County
0% of Hancock 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 Mount Blanchard. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45867 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Mount Blanchard
| Housing units | 244 |
| Median year built | 1941 |
| Built before 1980 | 83% |
| Built 2000 or later | 3% |
| Owner-occupied | 64% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $115,600 |
| Single-family detached | 73% |
Nearby cities
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