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West Leipsic, Ohio

Inside West Leipsic's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 76% of mapped land, higher than 60% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 40%.

That water-table share is below Putnam County's 96%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45856 overlapping the city.

Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Putnam County

40%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

76%

high water table: limits basements

0

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

Basement waterproofing in West Leipsic

Basement waterproofing in West Leipsic: a shallow water table limits basements on 76% of West Leipsic's mapped land, more than in 60% of Ohio cities.

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Soil under West Leipsic city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)40.0%
High water table (limits basements)75.7%
Septic fields very limited91.1%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)5.1%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)30.8%
Mapped soil160 acres
Soil seriesShare hereSeries nationally: high water table
Haskins16%n/a
Belmore15%n/a
Pewamo15%99%
Del Rey11%n/a
Hoytville9%99%
Blount6%over 99%
Putnam CountyWest Leipsic
West Leipsic city limits inside Putnam County, shaded by the city's high water table share.under 10%10-25%25-40%40-60%60%+

How we count

What the numbers mean here

Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 5.1% by land area here, and 31% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 40% of the mapped land.

On 76% of West Leipsic's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.

USDA rates 91% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.

Drought in Putnam County

0% of Putnam County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.

October 21, 2025Share of area in drought, weeklyOctober 13, 2026

Flood losses by ZIP code

FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap West Leipsic. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIPShare of city landFlood lossesPaid
45856100%0$0

Homes

West Leipsic has fewer than 100 housing units in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, too few for reliable shares.

Nearby cities

PlaceDistanceExpansive clayHigh water table
Leipsic 2 mi 77% 93%
Belmore 5 mi 89% 94%
Ottawa 6 mi 62% 84%
Glandorf 7 mi 45% 93%
Miller City 7 mi 94% 95%
Gilboa 7 mi 51% 94%
Deshler 9 mi 96% 98%
Hamler 9 mi 88% 99%

Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status