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Struthers, Ohio
Inside Struthers' city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 16% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1%.
That water-table share is below Mahoning County's 77%. USDA doesn't rate the 26% of mapped land classed as urban land, so these shares are floors. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44471 overlapping the city. Of its 4,735 homes, 94% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1950.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Mahoning 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 Struthers
Basement waterproofing in Struthers: a shallow water table limits basements on 16% of Struthers' mapped land.
In Mahoning County, 75% of the 32 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 4,100 of Struthers' 4,735 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Struthers city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.4% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 15.8% |
| Septic fields very limited | 47.9% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 1.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 25.8% |
| Mapped soil | 2,400 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 16% of Struthers' mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
Drought in Mahoning County
0% of Mahoning 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 Struthers. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44471 | 99% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Struthers
| Housing units | 4,735 |
| Median year built | 1950 |
| Built before 1980 | 94% |
| Built 2000 or later | 3% |
| Owner-occupied | 69% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $100,100 |
| Single-family detached | 87% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell | 2 mi | 2% | 40% |
| Lowellville | 2 mi | 0% | 22% |
| Poland | 2 mi | under 1% | 53% |
| Youngstown | 4 mi | under 1% | 34% |
| New Middletown | 6 mi | 2% | 73% |
| Hubbard | 8 mi | under 1% | 59% |
| Canfield | 9 mi | 19% | 85% |
| Girard | 10 mi | 0% | 47% |
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