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Orrville, Ohio
Inside Orrville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 67% of mapped land, higher than 52% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 1%, the 4th-highest of 15 cities in Wayne County.
That water-table share is close to Wayne County's 66%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44667 overlapping the city. Of its 3,550 homes, 60% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1973.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Wayne 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 Orrville
Basement waterproofing in Orrville: a shallow water table limits basements on 67% of Orrville's mapped land, more than in 52% of Ohio cities.
About 2,200 of Orrville's 3,550 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Orrville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 1.5% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 67.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 78.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.9% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 12.5% |
| Mapped soil | 3,593 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Fitchville | 25% | 96% |
| Rittman | 14% | 99% |
| Glenford | 8% | 97% |
| Mechanicsburg | 6% | n/a |
| Sebring | 4% | n/a |
| Chili | 3% | 0% |
What the numbers mean here
On 67% of Orrville's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 78% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Wayne County
0% of Wayne 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 Orrville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44667 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Orrville
| Housing units | 3,550 |
| Median year built | 1973 |
| Built before 1980 | 60% |
| Built 2000 or later | 15% |
| Owner-occupied | 62% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $188,900 |
| Single-family detached | 61% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshallville | 4 mi | under 1% | 99% |
| Smithville | 4 mi | under 1% | 72% |
| Dalton | 5 mi | 1% | 82% |
| Apple Creek | 7 mi | 1% | 57% |
| Wooster | 8 mi | 2% | 42% |
| Rittman | 9 mi | 2% | 75% |
| Clinton | 9 mi | 1% | 53% |
| Doylestown | 9 mi | 0% | 53% |
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