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Northwood, Ohio
Inside Northwood's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 77% of mapped land, higher than 63% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 3%.
That water-table share is below Wood County's 91%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43619 overlapping the city. Of its 2,476 homes, 72% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1974.
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 Northwood
Basement waterproofing in Northwood: a shallow water table limits basements on 77% of Northwood's mapped land, more than in 63% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Northwood logged 1 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 2,100 of Northwood's 2,476 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Northwood city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 2.5% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 77.2% |
| Septic fields very limited | 77.3% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.0% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 6.9% |
| Mapped soil | 5,460 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Latty | 37% | 97% |
| Colwood | 11% | n/a |
| Fulton | 10% | n/a |
| Toledo | 7% | n/a |
| Kibbie | 7% | n/a |
| Nappanee | 3% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 77% of Northwood's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 77% 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 Northwood. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43619 | 97% | 1 | $15,655 |
Homes in Northwood
| Housing units | 2,476 |
| Median year built | 1974 |
| Built before 1980 | 72% |
| Built 2000 or later | 6% |
| Owner-occupied | 84% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $183,100 |
| Single-family detached | 85% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walbridge | 2 mi | 6% | 80% |
| Oregon | 4 mi | 17% | 84% |
| Millbury | 4 mi | 49% | 89% |
| Rossford | 5 mi | 28% | 76% |
| Harbor View | 6 mi | 96% | 100% |
| Toledo | 6 mi | 2% | 41% |
| Clay Center | 7 mi | 49% | 65% |
| Genoa | 9 mi | 55% | 78% |
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