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Piketon, Ohio
Inside Piketon's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 50% of mapped land, the 2nd-highest of 3 cities in Pike County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 18%, the highest of 3 cities in Pike County.
That water-table share is close to Pike County's 54%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45661 overlapping the city. Of its 931 homes, 50% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1980.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Pike 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 Piketon
Basement waterproofing in Piketon: a shallow water table limits basements on 50% of Piketon's mapped land.
About 400 of Piketon's 931 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Piketon city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 17.9% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 50.4% |
| Septic fields very limited | 88.7% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 15.1% |
| Mapped soil | 1,736 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 3.7% by land area here, and 15% 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 50% of Piketon's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 89% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Pike County
0% of Pike 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 Piketon. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45661 | 99% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Piketon
| Housing units | 931 |
| Median year built | 1980 |
| Built before 1980 | 50% |
| Built 2000 or later | 25% |
| Owner-occupied | 43% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $145,800 |
| Single-family detached | 48% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly | 4 mi | 7% | 24% |
| Beaver | 9 mi | 2% | 81% |
| Rarden | 16 mi | 1% | 79% |
| Otway | 17 mi | under 1% | 48% |
| Bainbridge | 18 mi | 1% | 14% |
| Jackson | 19 mi | 10% | 70% |
| Chillicothe | 19 mi | 3% | 31% |
| Sinking Spring | 21 mi | under 1% | 12% |
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