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Woodsfield, Ohio
Inside Woodsfield's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 22% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 28%, the 3rd-highest of 10 cities in Monroe County.
That water-table share is close to Monroe County's 18%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43793 overlapping the city. Of its 1,316 homes, 75% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1959.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Monroe 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 Woodsfield
Basement waterproofing in Woodsfield: a shallow water table limits basements on 22% of Woodsfield's mapped land.
About 1,000 of Woodsfield's 1,316 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Woodsfield city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 27.5% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 21.6% |
| Septic fields very limited | 87.9% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 26.4% |
| Mapped soil | 1,295 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Gilpin | 41% | under 1% |
| Upshur | 19% | 0% |
| Zanesville | 13% | 97% |
| Woodsfield | 7% | n/a |
| Westmoreland | 4% | 0% |
| Wellston | 2% | under 1% |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 3.8% by land area here, and 26% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 28% of the mapped land.
On 22% of Woodsfield's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 88% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Monroe County
0% of Monroe 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 Woodsfield. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43793 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Woodsfield
| Housing units | 1,316 |
| Median year built | 1959 |
| Built before 1980 | 75% |
| Built 2000 or later | 8% |
| Owner-occupied | 56% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $108,600 |
| Single-family detached | 75% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miltonsburg | 5 mi | 0% | 38% |
| Lewisville | 5 mi | 33% | 37% |
| Jerusalem | 6 mi | 15% | 10% |
| Wilson | 7 mi | 14% | 26% |
| Beallsville | 7 mi | 25% | 40% |
| Antioch | 8 mi | 28% | 23% |
| Graysville | 8 mi | 23% | 18% |
| Stafford | 9 mi | 17% | 24% |
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