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Pleasantville, Ohio
Inside Pleasantville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 96% of mapped land, the 3rd-highest of 14 cities in Fairfield County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is above Fairfield County's 60%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43148 overlapping the city. Of its 340 homes, 79% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Fairfield 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 Pleasantville
Basement waterproofing in Pleasantville: a shallow water table limits basements on 96% of Pleasantville's mapped land, more than in 87% of Ohio cities.
In Fairfield County, 37% of the 41 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 300 of Pleasantville's 340 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Pleasantville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 96.2% |
| Septic fields very limited | 97.1% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 175 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Centerburg | 55% | over 99% |
| Bennington | 25% | 99% |
| Marengo | 13% | n/a |
| Condit | 4% | n/a |
| Cardington | 2% | 99% |
| Corwin | 1% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 96% of Pleasantville's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 97% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Fairfield County
0% of Fairfield 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 Pleasantville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43148 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Pleasantville
| Housing units | 340 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 79% |
| Built 2000 or later | 8% |
| Owner-occupied | 62% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $154,900 |
| Single-family detached | 80% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurston | 3 mi | 15% | 87% |
| Baltimore | 5 mi | 18% | 84% |
| West Rushville | 5 mi | 0% | 97% |
| Rushville | 6 mi | 1% | 14% |
| Millersport | 7 mi | 0% | 75% |
| Lancaster | 7 mi | 2% | 36% |
| Thornville | 8 mi | 0% | 87% |
| Bremen | 9 mi | 3% | 41% |
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