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North Baltimore, Ohio
Inside North Baltimore's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 87% of mapped land, higher than 74% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 37%.
That water-table share is close to Wood County's 91%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45872 overlapping the city. Of its 1,651 homes, 76% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1956.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Wood 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 North Baltimore
Basement waterproofing in North Baltimore: a shallow water table limits basements on 87% of North Baltimore's mapped land, more than in 74% of Ohio cities.
About 1,200 of North Baltimore's 1,651 homes are detached houses.
Soil under North Baltimore city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 37.1% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 86.7% |
| Septic fields very limited | 88.7% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 1,648 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Hoytville | 34% | 99% |
| Nappanee | 12% | n/a |
| Alvada | 9% | n/a |
| Cygnet | 7% | n/a |
| Haskins | 6% | n/a |
| Digby | 6% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.2% by land area here, and 0% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 37% of the mapped land.
On 87% of North Baltimore's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 89% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Wood County
0% of Wood 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 North Baltimore. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45872 | 99% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in North Baltimore
| Housing units | 1,651 |
| Median year built | 1956 |
| Built before 1980 | 76% |
| Built 2000 or later | 6% |
| Owner-occupied | 79% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $117,900 |
| Single-family detached | 74% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren | 3 mi | 3% | 80% |
| Bairdstown | 3 mi | 67% | 97% |
| Cygnet | 4 mi | 73% | 92% |
| Hoytville | 6 mi | 83% | 94% |
| Bloomdale | 6 mi | 59% | 97% |
| Jerry City | 6 mi | 43% | 90% |
| McComb | 8 mi | 17% | 82% |
| Findlay | 9 mi | 15% | 66% |
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