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Shreve, Ohio

Inside Shreve's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 25% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1%.

That water-table share is below Wayne County's 66%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44676 overlapping the city. Of its 681 homes, 83% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1953.

Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Wayne County

<1%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

25%

high water table: limits basements

0

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

83%

of homes built before 1980

Basement waterproofing in Shreve

Basement waterproofing in Shreve: a shallow water table limits basements on 25% of Shreve's mapped land.

About 500 of Shreve's 681 homes are detached houses.

PricesCost guide ranges compared

Soil under Shreve city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)0.4%
High water table (limits basements)25.0%
Septic fields very limited70.3%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)2.5%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)0.0%
Urban land, not rated12.5%
Mapped soil552 acres
Soil seriesShare hereSeries nationally: high water table
Chili22%0%
Riddles17%n/a
Wooster11%57%
Melvin10%n/a
Glenford4%97%
Orrville4%n/a
Wayne CountyShreve
Shreve city limits inside Wayne County, shaded by the city's high water table share.under 10%10-25%25-40%40-60%60%+

How we count

What the numbers mean here

On 25% of Shreve's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.

USDA rates 70% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.

Drought in Wayne County

0% of Wayne County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.

October 21, 2025Share of area in drought, weeklyOctober 13, 2026

Flood losses by ZIP code

FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Shreve. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIPShare of city landFlood lossesPaid
44676100%0$0

Homes in Shreve

Housing units681
Median year built1953
Built before 198083%
Built 2000 or later8%
Owner-occupied71%
Median value, owner-occupied$145,200
Single-family detached69%

Nearby cities

PlaceDistanceExpansive clayHigh water table
Holmesville 6 mi 0% 33%
Nashville 8 mi 0% 89%
Fredericksburg 8 mi 0% 21%
Millersburg 10 mi 0% 66%
Wooster 11 mi 2% 42%
Apple Creek 11 mi 1% 57%
Loudonville 11 mi 1% 21%
Glenmont 12 mi 0% 45%

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