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West Liberty, Ohio
Inside West Liberty's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 44% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 26%.
That water-table share is below Logan County's 81%. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43357 overlapping the city. Of its 754 homes, 69% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1961.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Logan 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 West Liberty
Basement waterproofing in West Liberty: a shallow water table limits basements on 44% of West Liberty's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping West Liberty logged 2 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 400 of West Liberty's 754 homes are detached houses.
Soil under West Liberty city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 26.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 44.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 97.9% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.8% |
| Mapped soil | 777 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.8% 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 26% of the mapped land.
On 44% of West Liberty's 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 Logan County
0% of Logan 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 West Liberty. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43357 | 100% | 2 | $55,098 |
Homes in West Liberty
| Housing units | 754 |
| Median year built | 1961 |
| Built before 1980 | 69% |
| Built 2000 or later | 16% |
| Owner-occupied | 54% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $173,700 |
| Single-family detached | 55% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Hi | 6 mi | 1% | 23% |
| Zanesfield | 7 mi | 23% | 21% |
| Bellefontaine | 7 mi | 7% | 60% |
| De Graff | 9 mi | 5% | 55% |
| Urbana | 10 mi | 2% | 59% |
| North Lewisburg | 11 mi | 19% | 98% |
| Quincy | 11 mi | 7% | 82% |
| Huntsville | 13 mi | 45% | 83% |
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