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Rossburg, Ohio
Inside Rossburg's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on over 99% of mapped land, higher than 96% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 21%.
That water-table share is close to Darke County's 96%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45362 overlapping the city. Of its 118 homes, 89% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1963.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Darke 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 Rossburg
Basement waterproofing in Rossburg: a shallow water table limits basements on over 99% of Rossburg's mapped land, more than in 96% of Ohio cities.
About 100 of Rossburg's 118 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Rossburg city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 21.5% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 99.8% |
| Septic fields very limited | 99.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 1.1% |
| Mapped soil | 89 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.7% by land area here, and 1% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 21% of the mapped land.
On over 99% of Rossburg's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates over 99% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Darke County
0% of Darke 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 Rossburg. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45362 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Rossburg
| Housing units | 118 |
| Median year built | 1963 |
| Built before 1980 | 89% |
| Built 2000 or later | 1% |
| Owner-occupied | 84% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $119,500 |
| Single-family detached | 93% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Weston | 4 mi | 15% | 100% |
| Ansonia | 5 mi | 25% | 93% |
| North Star | 5 mi | 28% | 100% |
| Burkettsville | 5 mi | 47% | over 99% |
| Yorkshire | 8 mi | 32% | 100% |
| Osgood | 9 mi | 34% | 100% |
| Versailles | 9 mi | 18% | 89% |
| Union City | 10 mi | 18% | over 99% |
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