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Woodville, Ohio
Inside Woodville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 81% of mapped land, the 3rd-highest of 8 cities in Sandusky County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 47%, the 2nd-highest of 8 cities in Sandusky County.
That water-table share is close to Sandusky County's 80%. FEMA's flood data list 4 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43469 overlapping the city. Of its 887 homes, 78% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1955.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Sandusky 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 Woodville
Basement waterproofing in Woodville: a shallow water table limits basements on 81% of Woodville's mapped land, more than in 66% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Woodville logged 4 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 700 of Woodville's 887 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Woodville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 46.9% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 81.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 90.6% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.4% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 3.9% |
| Mapped soil | 865 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.4% by land area here, and 4% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 47% of the mapped land.
On 81% of Woodville'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 Sandusky County
0% of Sandusky 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 Woodville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43469 | 100% | 4 | $15,643 |
Homes in Woodville
| Housing units | 887 |
| Median year built | 1955 |
| Built before 1980 | 78% |
| Built 2000 or later | 10% |
| Owner-occupied | 78% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $189,300 |
| Single-family detached | 82% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmore | 4 mi | 4% | 76% |
| Genoa | 5 mi | 55% | 78% |
| Gibsonburg | 5 mi | 30% | 47% |
| Pemberville | 6 mi | 18% | 92% |
| Luckey | 6 mi | 11% | 36% |
| Lindsey | 8 mi | 3% | 91% |
| Clay Center | 8 mi | 49% | 65% |
| Millbury | 8 mi | 49% | 89% |
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