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Powhatan Point, Ohio
Inside Powhatan Point's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 16% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 10%.
That water-table share is close to Belmont County's 18%. FEMA's flood data list 8 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43942 overlapping the city. Of its 747 homes, 86% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1963.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Belmont 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 Powhatan Point
Basement waterproofing in Powhatan Point: a shallow water table limits basements on 16% of Powhatan Point's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Powhatan Point logged 8 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Belmont County, 52% of the 27 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 500 of Powhatan Point's 747 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Powhatan Point city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 10.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 16.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 81.6% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | under 0.1% |
| Mapped soil | 1,041 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Itmann | 15% | n/a |
| Nolin | 15% | n/a |
| Brookside | 11% | n/a |
| Chili | 11% | 0% |
| Lowell | 9% | 4% |
| Westmoreland | 7% | 0% |
What the numbers mean here
On 16% of Powhatan Point's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 82% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Belmont County
0% of Belmont 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 Powhatan Point. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43942 | 100% | 8 | $32,118 |
Homes in Powhatan Point
| Housing units | 747 |
| Median year built | 1963 |
| Built before 1980 | 86% |
| Built 2000 or later | 5% |
| Owner-occupied | 64% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $109,900 |
| Single-family detached | 72% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarington | 6 mi | 21% | 16% |
| Shadyside | 8 mi | 8% | 6% |
| Bellaire | 11 mi | 15% | 16% |
| Beallsville | 12 mi | 25% | 40% |
| Wilson | 14 mi | 14% | 26% |
| Bridgeport | 14 mi | 25% | 18% |
| Brookside | 15 mi | 26% | 24% |
| Jerusalem | 15 mi | 15% | 10% |
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