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Peebles, Ohio
Inside Peebles' city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 34% of mapped land, the 5th-highest of 5 cities in Adams County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 40%, the 2nd-highest of 5 cities in Adams County.
That water-table share is above Adams County's 27%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45660 overlapping the city. Of its 869 homes, 69% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1955.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Adams 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 Peebles
Basement waterproofing in Peebles: a shallow water table limits basements on 34% of Peebles' mapped land.
About 600 of Peebles' 869 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Peebles city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 40.1% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 33.7% |
| Septic fields very limited | 85.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 5.9% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 40.1% |
| Mapped soil | 778 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Bratton | 45% | n/a |
| Licking | 18% | n/a |
| Opequon | 12% | n/a |
| Otwell | 4% | n/a |
| Crider | 2% | 0% |
| Brushcreek | 1% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 5.9% by land area here, and 40% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 40% of the mapped land.
On 34% of Peebles' 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 Adams County
0% of Adams 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 Peebles. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45660 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Peebles
| Housing units | 869 |
| Median year built | 1955 |
| Built before 1980 | 69% |
| Built 2000 or later | 10% |
| Owner-occupied | 47% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $120,800 |
| Single-family detached | 74% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaman | 9 mi | 0% | 75% |
| Sinking Spring | 9 mi | under 1% | 12% |
| Rarden | 9 mi | 1% | 79% |
| West Union | 13 mi | 41% | 41% |
| Otway | 13 mi | under 1% | 48% |
| Winchester | 13 mi | 0% | 63% |
| Mowrystown | 20 mi | 1% | 80% |
| Manchester | 21 mi | under 1% | 37% |
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