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Pleasant Plain, Ohio
Inside Pleasant Plain's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 100% of mapped land, the highest of 13 cities in Warren County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 2%.
That water-table share is above Warren County's 51%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45162 overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Warren County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
Basement waterproofing in Pleasant Plain
Basement waterproofing in Pleasant Plain: a shallow water table limits basements on 100% of Pleasant Plain's mapped land, more than in 98% of Ohio cities.
In Warren County, 42% of the 24 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
Soil under Pleasant Plain city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 1.6% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 100.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 100.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 6.3% |
| Mapped soil | 105 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Clermont | 34% | n/a |
| Westboro | 33% | n/a |
| Schaffer | 18% | n/a |
| Jonesboro | 7% | n/a |
| Rossmoyne | 6% | 96% |
| Blanchester | 2% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 100% of Pleasant Plain's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 100% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Warren County
0% of Warren 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 Pleasant Plain. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45162 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes
Pleasant Plain has fewer than 100 housing units in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, too few for reliable shares.
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butlerville | 2 mi | 6% | 77% |
| Maineville | 5 mi | 3% | 77% |
| Morrow | 5 mi | 11% | 16% |
| Blanchester | 8 mi | 1% | 94% |
| South Lebanon | 8 mi | 9% | 25% |
| Loveland | 8 mi | 9% | 23% |
| Clarksville | 11 mi | 0% | 41% |
| Midland | 11 mi | 1% | 100% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status