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Pemberville, Ohio
Inside Pemberville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 92% of mapped land, higher than 80% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 18%.
That water-table share is close to Wood County's 91%. FEMA's flood data list 9 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43450 overlapping the city. Of its 613 homes, 85% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
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 Pemberville
Basement waterproofing in Pemberville: a shallow water table limits basements on 92% of Pemberville's mapped land, more than in 80% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Pemberville logged 9 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 500 of Pemberville's 613 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Pemberville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 17.5% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 91.8% |
| Septic fields very limited | 92.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.5% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 762 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Nappanee | 21% | n/a |
| Hoytville | 19% | 99% |
| Eel | 13% | n/a |
| Kibbie | 13% | n/a |
| Colwood | 9% | n/a |
| Mermill | 8% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 3.5% by land area here, and 0% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 18% of the mapped land.
On 92% of Pemberville's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 92% 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 Pemberville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43450 | 100% | 9 | $80,168 |
Homes in Pemberville
| Housing units | 613 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 85% |
| Built 2000 or later | 7% |
| Owner-occupied | 70% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $184,800 |
| Single-family detached | 89% |
Nearby cities
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