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New Alexandria, Ohio
Inside New Alexandria's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 4% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 30%, the 2nd-highest of 17 cities in Jefferson County.
That water-table share is below Jefferson County's 11%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43938 overlapping the city. Of its 119 homes, 82% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1948.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Jefferson 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 New Alexandria
Basement waterproofing in New Alexandria: a shallow water table limits basements on 4% of New Alexandria's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping New Alexandria logged 1 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Jefferson County, 70% of the 20 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 100 of New Alexandria's 119 homes are detached houses.
Soil under New Alexandria city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 30.1% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 4.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 92.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | under 0.1% |
| Mapped soil | 235 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Lowell | 61% | 4% |
| Gilpin | 13% | under 1% |
| Westmoreland | 7% | 0% |
| Berks | 5% | under 1% |
| Morristown | 5% | n/a |
| Guernsey | 4% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.1% by land area here, and under 1% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 30% of the mapped land.
USDA rates 92% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Jefferson County
0% of Jefferson 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 New Alexandria. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43938 | 100% | 1 | $1,601 |
Homes in New Alexandria
| Housing units | 119 |
| Median year built | 1948 |
| Built before 1980 | 82% |
| Built 2000 or later | 14% |
| Owner-occupied | 82% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $89,100 |
| Single-family detached | 92% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mingo Junction | 4 mi | 9% | 4% |
| Steubenville | 5 mi | 13% | 5% |
| Wintersville | 6 mi | 25% | 4% |
| Rayland | 8 mi | 12% | 18% |
| Bloomingdale | 8 mi | 33% | 14% |
| Tiltonsville | 8 mi | under 1% | 6% |
| Dillonvale | 8 mi | 17% | 21% |
| Yorkville | 10 mi | 1% | 2% |
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