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Salineville, Ohio
Inside Salineville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 23% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 1%, the 5th-highest of 13 cities in Columbiana County.
That water-table share is below Columbiana County's 53%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43945 overlapping the city. Of its 470 homes, 87% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Columbiana 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 Salineville
Basement waterproofing in Salineville: a shallow water table limits basements on 23% of Salineville's mapped land.
About 400 of Salineville's 470 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Salineville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.7% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 23.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 92.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 1.9% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.7% |
| Mapped soil | 1,420 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Berks | 31% | under 1% |
| Westmoreland | 22% | 0% |
| Gilpin | 12% | under 1% |
| Coshocton | 8% | 98% |
| Orrville | 7% | n/a |
| Omulga | 6% | 99% |
What the numbers mean here
On 23% of Salineville's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 93% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Columbiana County
0% of Columbiana 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 Salineville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43945 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Salineville
| Housing units | 470 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 87% |
| Built 2000 or later | 3% |
| Owner-occupied | 65% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $89,700 |
| Single-family detached | 83% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summitville | 5 mi | 3% | 28% |
| Irondale | 7 mi | 1% | 11% |
| Bergholz | 7 mi | 1% | 41% |
| Wellsville | 9 mi | 0% | 13% |
| Hanoverton | 11 mi | under 1% | 69% |
| Amsterdam | 11 mi | 3% | 18% |
| Lisbon | 11 mi | under 1% | 45% |
| Stratton | 13 mi | 0% | 16% |
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