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Shawnee Hills, Ohio
Inside Shawnee Hills' city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 94% of mapped land, the 2nd-highest of 7 cities in Delaware County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 6%.
That water-table share is above Delaware County's 84%. FEMA's flood data list 3 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43065 overlapping the city. Of its 361 homes, 39% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1989.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Delaware 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 Shawnee Hills
Basement waterproofing in Shawnee Hills: a shallow water table limits basements on 94% of Shawnee Hills' mapped land, more than in 84% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Shawnee Hills logged 3 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 400 of Shawnee Hills' 361 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Shawnee Hills city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 6.2% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 94.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 94.3% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.6% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 2.3% |
| Mapped soil | 284 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Glynwood | 71% | over 99% |
| Blount | 17% | over 99% |
| Pewamo | 7% | 99% |
| Bennington | under 1% | 99% |
| Cardington | under 1% | 99% |
What the numbers mean here
On 94% of Shawnee Hills' mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 94% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Delaware County
0% of Delaware 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 Shawnee Hills. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43065 | 100% | 3 | $3,447 |
Homes in Shawnee Hills
| Housing units | 361 |
| Median year built | 1989 |
| Built before 1980 | 39% |
| Built 2000 or later | 44% |
| Owner-occupied | 87% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $460,500 |
| Single-family detached | 99% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powell | 3 mi | 12% | 71% |
| Dublin | 3 mi | 26% | 79% |
| Worthington | 8 mi | under 1% | 49% |
| Plain City | 8 mi | 38% | 90% |
| Riverlea | 8 mi | 0% | 35% |
| Ostrander | 8 mi | 4% | 86% |
| Hilliard | 9 mi | 31% | 88% |
| Delaware | 9 mi | 23% | 72% |
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