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Quaker City, Ohio
Inside Quaker City's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 59% of mapped land, the 5th-highest of 9 cities in Guernsey County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 36%, the 3rd-highest of 9 cities in Guernsey County.
That water-table share is above Guernsey County's 34%. FEMA's flood data list 3 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43773 overlapping the city. Of its 161 homes, 93% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Guernsey 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 Quaker City
Basement waterproofing in Quaker City: a shallow water table limits basements on 59% of Quaker City's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Quaker City logged 3 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 100 of Quaker City's 161 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Quaker City city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 35.8% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 58.9% |
| Septic fields very limited | 91.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.6% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 35.0% |
| Mapped soil | 340 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.6% by land area here, and 35% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 36% of the mapped land.
On 59% of Quaker City's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 91% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Guernsey County
0% of Guernsey 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 Quaker City. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43773 | 100% | 3 | $103,761 |
Homes in Quaker City
| Housing units | 161 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 93% |
| Built 2000 or later | 2% |
| Owner-occupied | 77% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $97,300 |
| Single-family detached | 82% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville | 4 mi | 59% | 37% |
| Barnesville | 7 mi | 33% | 30% |
| Fairview | 7 mi | 40% | 31% |
| Lore City | 9 mi | 16% | 64% |
| Senecaville | 9 mi | 24% | 67% |
| Old Washington | 9 mi | 62% | 38% |
| Miltonsburg | 12 mi | 0% | 38% |
| Summerfield | 12 mi | 49% | 6% |
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