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Sherrodsville, Ohio
Inside Sherrodsville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 30% of mapped land, the 4th-highest of 5 cities in Carroll County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is close to Carroll County's 28%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44675 overlapping the city. Of its 128 homes, 69% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Carroll 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 Sherrodsville
Basement waterproofing in Sherrodsville: a shallow water table limits basements on 30% of Sherrodsville's mapped land.
About 100 of Sherrodsville's 128 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Sherrodsville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 29.5% |
| Septic fields very limited | 89.3% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.4% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 204 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Tioga | 47% | n/a |
| Glenford | 17% | 97% |
| Westmoreland | 13% | 0% |
| Coshocton | 5% | 98% |
| Peoga | 4% | n/a |
| Fitchville | 2% | 96% |
What the numbers mean here
On 30% of Sherrodsville's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 89% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Carroll County
0% of Carroll 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 Sherrodsville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44675 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Sherrodsville
| Housing units | 128 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 69% |
| Built 2000 or later | 4% |
| Owner-occupied | 78% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $98,000 |
| Single-family detached | 84% |
Nearby cities
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