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St. Louisville, Ohio
Inside St. Louisville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 5% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is below Licking County's 69%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43071 overlapping the city. Of its 124 homes, 77% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1964.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Licking 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 St. Louisville
Basement waterproofing in St. Louisville: a shallow water table limits basements on 5% of St. Louisville's mapped land.
In Licking County, 46% of the 57 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 100 of St. Louisville's 124 homes are detached houses.
Soil under St. Louisville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 4.8% |
| Septic fields very limited | 100.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 161 acres |
What the numbers mean here
USDA rates 100% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
With shrink-swell clay on 0% and a shallow water table on 5% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of St. Louisville; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Licking County
0% of Licking 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 St. Louisville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43071 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in St. Louisville
| Housing units | 124 |
| Median year built | 1964 |
| Built before 1980 | 77% |
| Built 2000 or later | 6% |
| Owner-occupied | 88% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $157,800 |
| Single-family detached | 98% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utica | 5 mi | 0% | 80% |
| Newark | 7 mi | under 1% | 20% |
| Martinsburg | 8 mi | 0% | 24% |
| Granville | 9 mi | 0% | 32% |
| Hanover | 10 mi | 0% | 34% |
| Heath | 11 mi | under 1% | 48% |
| Alexandria | 12 mi | 0% | 29% |
| Gambier | 14 mi | 0% | 29% |
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