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North Fairfield, Ohio
Inside North Fairfield's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 49% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1%.
That water-table share is below Huron County's 90%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44855 overlapping the city. Of its 196 homes, 78% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1953.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Huron 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 Fairfield
Basement waterproofing in North Fairfield: a shallow water table limits basements on 49% of North Fairfield's mapped land.
About 200 of North Fairfield's 196 homes are detached houses.
Soil under North Fairfield city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.2% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 48.6% |
| Septic fields very limited | 89.4% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 298 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Chili | 41% | 0% |
| Cardington | 30% | 99% |
| Lobdell | 12% | n/a |
| Jimtown | 4% | n/a |
| Bennington | 3% | 99% |
| Oshtemo | 2% | 0% |
What the numbers mean here
On 49% of North Fairfield'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 Huron County
0% of Huron 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 Fairfield. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44855 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in North Fairfield
| Housing units | 196 |
| Median year built | 1953 |
| Built before 1980 | 78% |
| Built 2000 or later | 3% |
| Owner-occupied | 82% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $104,400 |
| Single-family detached | 83% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willard | 7 mi | under 1% | 99% |
| Greenwich | 7 mi | under 1% | 96% |
| Plymouth | 8 mi | under 1% | 71% |
| Shiloh | 9 mi | 4% | 86% |
| Norwalk | 10 mi | under 1% | 66% |
| Monroeville | 11 mi | under 1% | 67% |
| New London | 11 mi | under 1% | 77% |
| Milan | 13 mi | 0% | 68% |
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