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New Philadelphia, Ohio
Inside New Philadelphia's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 23% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 3%, the 5th-highest of 19 cities in Tuscarawas County.
That water-table share is below Tuscarawas County's 42%. FEMA's flood data list 8 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44663 overlapping the city. Of its 8,627 homes, 71% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1961.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Tuscarawas 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 Philadelphia
Basement waterproofing in New Philadelphia: a shallow water table limits basements on 23% of New Philadelphia's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping New Philadelphia logged 8 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 6,200 of New Philadelphia's 8,627 homes are detached houses.
Soil under New Philadelphia city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 3.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 23.5% |
| Septic fields very limited | 70.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.6% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 3.3% |
| Urban land, not rated | 13.2% |
| Mapped soil | 5,322 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Wheeling | 18% | under 1% |
| Chili | 12% | 0% |
| Fitchville | 7% | 96% |
| Coshocton | 5% | 98% |
| Westmoreland | 5% | 0% |
| Sparta | 4% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 23% of New Philadelphia's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 71% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Tuscarawas County
0% of Tuscarawas 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 Philadelphia. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44663 | over 99% | 8 | $99,673 |
Homes in New Philadelphia
| Housing units | 8,627 |
| Median year built | 1961 |
| Built before 1980 | 71% |
| Built 2000 or later | 10% |
| Owner-occupied | 63% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $169,500 |
| Single-family detached | 72% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | 4 mi | 3% | 18% |
| Barnhill | 5 mi | 0% | 61% |
| Roswell | 5 mi | 8% | 83% |
| Midvale | 5 mi | 1% | 50% |
| Parral | 6 mi | 1% | 28% |
| Tuscarawas | 7 mi | 0% | 13% |
| Uhrichsville | 7 mi | 2% | 59% |
| Dennison | 9 mi | 2% | 45% |
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