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North Lewisburg, Ohio
Inside North Lewisburg's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 98% of mapped land, the 4th-highest of 7 cities in Champaign County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 19%, the 4th-highest of 7 cities in Champaign County.
That water-table share is above Champaign County's 83%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43060 overlapping the city. Of its 789 homes, 46% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1983.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Champaign 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 Lewisburg
Basement waterproofing in North Lewisburg: a shallow water table limits basements on 98% of North Lewisburg's mapped land, more than in 90% of Ohio cities.
About 500 of North Lewisburg's 789 homes are detached houses.
Soil under North Lewisburg city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 18.6% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 97.9% |
| Septic fields very limited | 99.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.6% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 1.6% |
| Mapped soil | 691 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.6% by land area here, and 2% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 19% of the mapped land.
On 98% of North Lewisburg's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates over 99% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Champaign County
0% of Champaign 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 Lewisburg. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43060 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in North Lewisburg
| Housing units | 789 |
| Median year built | 1983 |
| Built before 1980 | 46% |
| Built 2000 or later | 16% |
| Owner-occupied | 68% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $161,900 |
| Single-family detached | 67% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock | 4 mi | 41% | over 99% |
| Milford Center | 7 mi | 39% | 93% |
| Valley Hi | 9 mi | 1% | 23% |
| Mechanicsburg | 10 mi | 3% | 82% |
| Zanesfield | 10 mi | 23% | 21% |
| Mutual | 11 mi | 10% | 94% |
| West Liberty | 11 mi | 26% | 44% |
| Marysville | 11 mi | 24% | 83% |
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