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Syracuse, Ohio
Inside Syracuse's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 20% of mapped land, the 4th-highest of 5 cities in Meigs County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 17%, the 3rd-highest of 5 cities in Meigs County.
That water-table share is close to Meigs County's 21%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45779 overlapping the city. Of its 379 homes, 50% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1980.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Meigs 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 Syracuse
Basement waterproofing in Syracuse: a shallow water table limits basements on 20% of Syracuse's mapped land.
About 300 of Syracuse's 379 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Syracuse city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 17.5% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 20.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 81.9% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.5% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 17.5% |
| Mapped soil | 574 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 3.5% by land area here, and 17% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 17% of the mapped land.
On 20% of Syracuse's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 82% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Meigs County
0% of Meigs 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 Syracuse. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45779 | 91% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Syracuse
| Housing units | 379 |
| Median year built | 1980 |
| Built before 1980 | 50% |
| Built 2000 or later | 20% |
| Owner-occupied | 63% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $121,200 |
| Single-family detached | 69% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Racine | 4 mi | 8% | 34% |
| Pomeroy | 4 mi | 44% | 14% |
| Middleport | 5 mi | 16% | 22% |
| Cheshire | 8 mi | 7% | 25% |
| Rutland | 9 mi | 40% | 32% |
| Gallipolis | 17 mi | 15% | 33% |
| Coolville | 17 mi | 23% | 11% |
| Vinton | 19 mi | 10% | 41% |
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