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Proctorville, Ohio
Inside Proctorville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 31% of mapped land, the highest of 7 cities in Lawrence County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is above Lawrence County's 11%. FEMA's flood data list 16 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45669 overlapping the city. Of its 390 homes, 86% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1956.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Lawrence 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 Proctorville
Basement waterproofing in Proctorville: a shallow water table limits basements on 31% of Proctorville's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Proctorville logged 16 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 200 of Proctorville's 390 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Proctorville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 30.8% |
| Septic fields very limited | 82.3% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 174 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Wheeling | 29% | under 1% |
| Nolin | 22% | n/a |
| Sciotoville | 21% | n/a |
| Peoga | 7% | n/a |
| Taggart | 2% | n/a |
| Grigsby | 1% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 31% of Proctorville'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 Lawrence County
0% of Lawrence 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 Proctorville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45669 | 100% | 16 | $180,327 |
Homes in Proctorville
| Housing units | 390 |
| Median year built | 1956 |
| Built before 1980 | 86% |
| Built 2000 or later | 3% |
| Owner-occupied | 29% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $118,100 |
| Single-family detached | 54% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake | 4 mi | 28% | 5% |
| Athalia | 6 mi | 26% | 8% |
| South Point | 11 mi | 2% | 14% |
| Crown City | 11 mi | 19% | 21% |
| Coal Grove | 14 mi | 2% | 4% |
| Ironton | 17 mi | 2% | 3% |
| Hanging Rock | 21 mi | 1% | 7% |
| Gallipolis | 28 mi | 15% | 33% |
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