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Rushville, Ohio
Inside Rushville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 14% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 1%.
That water-table share is below Fairfield County's 60%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43150 overlapping the city. Of its 137 homes, 83% 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 Rushville
Basement waterproofing in Rushville: a shallow water table limits basements on 14% of Rushville's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Rushville logged 1 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Fairfield County, 37% of the 41 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 100 of Rushville's 137 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Rushville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.6% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 13.6% |
| Septic fields very limited | 80.9% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.3% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.6% |
| Urban land, not rated | 3.9% |
| Mapped soil | 153 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda | 70% | 40% |
| Bennington | 5% | 99% |
| Loudonville | 5% | n/a |
| Marengo | 4% | n/a |
| Shelocta | 3% | 4% |
| Centerburg | 3% | over 99% |
What the numbers mean here
USDA rates 81% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
With shrink-swell clay on 1% and a shallow water table on 14% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Rushville; conditions still vary lot by lot.
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 Rushville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43150 | 100% | 1 | $0 |
Homes in Rushville
| Housing units | 137 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 83% |
| Built 2000 or later | 9% |
| Owner-occupied | 88% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $182,500 |
| Single-family detached | 92% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Rushville | 1 mi | 0% | 97% |
| Bremen | 4 mi | 3% | 41% |
| Pleasantville | 6 mi | 0% | 96% |
| Somerset | 7 mi | 1% | 59% |
| Junction City | 8 mi | 3% | 61% |
| Thurston | 8 mi | 15% | 87% |
| Thornville | 9 mi | 0% | 87% |
| Lancaster | 10 mi | 2% | 36% |
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