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Uhrichsville, Ohio
Inside Uhrichsville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 59% of mapped land, the 5th-highest of 19 cities in Tuscarawas County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 2%.
That water-table share is above Tuscarawas County's 42%. FEMA's flood data list 8 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44683 overlapping the city. Of its 2,437 homes, 66% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1959.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Tuscarawas 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 Uhrichsville
Basement waterproofing in Uhrichsville: a shallow water table limits basements on 59% of Uhrichsville's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Uhrichsville logged 8 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 1,500 of Uhrichsville's 2,437 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Uhrichsville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 2.4% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 59.4% |
| Septic fields very limited | 76.4% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 2.4% |
| Urban land, not rated | 11.8% |
| Mapped soil | 1,796 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Fitchville | 45% | 96% |
| Glenford | 9% | 97% |
| Berks | 7% | under 1% |
| Sebring | 7% | n/a |
| Nolin | 5% | n/a |
| Bethesda | 2% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 59% of Uhrichsville's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 76% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Tuscarawas County
0% of Tuscarawas 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 Uhrichsville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44683 | 100% | 8 | $19,216 |
Homes in Uhrichsville
| Housing units | 2,437 |
| Median year built | 1959 |
| Built before 1980 | 66% |
| Built 2000 or later | 11% |
| Owner-occupied | 49% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $117,400 |
| Single-family detached | 64% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennison | 1 mi | 2% | 45% |
| Midvale | 2 mi | 1% | 50% |
| Tuscarawas | 3 mi | 0% | 13% |
| Barnhill | 3 mi | 0% | 61% |
| Roswell | 5 mi | 8% | 83% |
| Gnadenhutten | 5 mi | 2% | 19% |
| New Philadelphia | 7 mi | 3% | 23% |
| Leesville | 8 mi | 0% | 78% |
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