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Orangeville, Ohio

Inside Orangeville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 61% of mapped land, the 5th-highest of 11 cities in Trumbull County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.

That water-table share is below Trumbull County's 77%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44404 overlapping the city.

Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Trumbull County

0%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

61%

high water table: limits basements

0

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

Basement waterproofing in Orangeville

Basement waterproofing in Orangeville: a shallow water table limits basements on 61% of Orangeville's mapped land.

Soil under Orangeville city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)0.0%
High water table (limits basements)61.0%
Septic fields very limited84.8%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)2.8%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)0.0%
Mapped soil669 acres
Soil seriesShare hereSeries nationally: high water table
Canfield13%over 99%
Ravenna11%n/a
Chili11%0%
Haskins10%n/a
Loudonville10%n/a
Rawson8%n/a
Trumbull CountyOrangeville
Orangeville city limits inside Trumbull County, shaded by the city's high water table share.under 10%10-25%25-40%40-60%60%+

How we count

What the numbers mean here

On 61% of Orangeville's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.

USDA rates 85% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.

Drought in Trumbull County

0% of Trumbull County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.

October 21, 2025Share of area in drought, weeklyOctober 13, 2026

Flood losses by ZIP code

FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Orangeville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIPShare of city landFlood lossesPaid
4440490%0$0

Homes

Orangeville has fewer than 100 housing units in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, too few for reliable shares.

Nearby cities

PlaceDistanceExpansive clayHigh water table
Yankee Lake 6 mi 0% 65%
Cortland 10 mi 0% 82%
Hubbard 13 mi under 1% 59%
Girard 15 mi 0% 47%
Niles 16 mi 0% 43%
McDonald 16 mi 0% 32%
Warren 17 mi 0% 53%
Youngstown 18 mi under 1% 34%

Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status