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Nevada, Ohio
Inside Nevada's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 85% of mapped land, the 5th-highest of 8 cities in Wyandot County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 21%, the 5th-highest of 8 cities in Wyandot County.
That water-table share is below Wyandot County's 90%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44849 overlapping the city. Of its 316 homes, 92% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1944.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Wyandot 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 Nevada
Basement waterproofing in Nevada: a shallow water table limits basements on 85% of Nevada's mapped land, more than in 72% of Ohio cities.
About 300 of Nevada's 316 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Nevada city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 21.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 85.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 95.4% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.3% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.6% |
| Mapped soil | 651 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.3% by land area here, and 1% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 21% of the mapped land.
On 85% of Nevada's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 95% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Wyandot County
0% of Wyandot 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 Nevada. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44849 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Nevada
| Housing units | 316 |
| Median year built | 1944 |
| Built before 1980 | 92% |
| Built 2000 or later | 3% |
| Owner-occupied | 75% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $92,900 |
| Single-family detached | 91% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Sandusky | 7 mi | 10% | 78% |
| Harpster | 8 mi | 61% | 95% |
| Bucyrus | 8 mi | 2% | 72% |
| Sycamore | 9 mi | 8% | 78% |
| Morral | 10 mi | 46% | 94% |
| Chatfield | 13 mi | 1% | 98% |
| North Robinson | 14 mi | 1% | 77% |
| Kirby | 15 mi | 44% | 100% |
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