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Zanesfield, Ohio
Inside Zanesfield's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 21% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 23%.
That water-table share is below Logan County's 81%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43360 overlapping the city.
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
Basement waterproofing in Zanesfield
Basement waterproofing in Zanesfield: a shallow water table limits basements on 21% of Zanesfield's mapped land.
Soil under Zanesfield city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 22.8% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 21.4% |
| Septic fields very limited | 100.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 1.2% |
| Mapped soil | 68 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 3.8% 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 23% of the mapped land.
On 21% of Zanesfield's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 100% 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 Zanesfield. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43360 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes
Zanesfield has fewer than 100 housing units in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, too few for reliable shares.
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Hi | 2 mi | 1% | 23% |
| Bellefontaine | 5 mi | 7% | 60% |
| West Liberty | 7 mi | 26% | 44% |
| West Mansfield | 8 mi | 7% | 96% |
| Rushsylvania | 9 mi | 83% | 96% |
| Huntsville | 10 mi | 45% | 83% |
| North Lewisburg | 10 mi | 19% | 98% |
| Belle Center | 12 mi | 38% | 67% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status