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Wakeman, Ohio
Inside Wakeman's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 85% of mapped land, the 3rd-highest of 9 cities in Huron County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1%.
That water-table share is close to Huron County's 90%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44889 overlapping the city. Of its 459 homes, 65% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1965.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Huron 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 Wakeman
Basement waterproofing in Wakeman: a shallow water table limits basements on 85% of Wakeman's mapped land, more than in 72% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Wakeman logged 1 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 300 of Wakeman's 459 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Wakeman city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | under 0.1% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 85.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 96.4% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.6% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 541 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Bennington | 62% | 99% |
| Cardington | 14% | 99% |
| Condit | 6% | n/a |
| Alexandria | 4% | n/a |
| Tioga | 4% | n/a |
| Chili | 3% | 0% |
What the numbers mean here
On 85% of Wakeman's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 96% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Huron County
0% of Huron 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 Wakeman. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44889 | 100% | 1 | $139,000 |
Homes in Wakeman
| Housing units | 459 |
| Median year built | 1965 |
| Built before 1980 | 65% |
| Built 2000 or later | 13% |
| Owner-occupied | 77% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $196,300 |
| Single-family detached | 75% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kipton | 5 mi | 0% | 98% |
| Berlin Heights | 7 mi | under 1% | 49% |
| Oberlin | 9 mi | under 1% | 99% |
| Rochester | 10 mi | 1% | 97% |
| Milan | 11 mi | 0% | 68% |
| Norwalk | 11 mi | under 1% | 66% |
| South Amherst | 11 mi | 7% | 82% |
| Wellington | 11 mi | 1% | 90% |
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