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Versailles, Ohio
Inside Versailles' city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 89% of mapped land, higher than 77% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 18%.
That water-table share is below Darke County's 96%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45380 overlapping the city. Of its 1,249 homes, 77% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1960.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Darke 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 Versailles
Basement waterproofing in Versailles: a shallow water table limits basements on 89% of Versailles' mapped land, more than in 77% of Ohio cities.
About 900 of Versailles' 1,249 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Versailles city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 18.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 89.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 98.3% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.6% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.8% |
| Mapped soil | 1,314 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.6% by land area here, and 1% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 18% of the mapped land.
On 89% of Versailles' mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 98% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Darke County
0% of Darke 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 Versailles. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45380 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Versailles
| Housing units | 1,249 |
| Median year built | 1960 |
| Built before 1980 | 77% |
| Built 2000 or later | 8% |
| Owner-occupied | 72% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $208,200 |
| Single-family detached | 76% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 4 mi | 31% | 99% |
| Bradford | 7 mi | 9% | 86% |
| Yorkshire | 7 mi | 32% | 100% |
| Gettysburg | 7 mi | 2% | 94% |
| Ansonia | 8 mi | 25% | 93% |
| Osgood | 8 mi | 34% | 100% |
| North Star | 8 mi | 28% | 100% |
| Rossburg | 9 mi | 21% | over 99% |
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