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Muskingum County, Ohio: well depth, water level & drilling cost

Name: Muskingum County, Ohio water well statistics
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✓ 4,903 ODNR records · verified 2026-09-28

110 ftmedian well depth

71 ft–181 fttypical depth range

40 ftmedian static water level

10 gpmmedian yield (4,485 tests)

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How deep are wells in Muskingum County, Ohio?

The median drilled well depth in Muskingum County is 110 ft, based on 4,895 wells with recorded depths in the state ODNR database. Half of all wells fall between 71 ft and 181 ft; 90% are shallower than 300 ft. Wells drilled since 2016 have a median depth of 180 ft.

How much does it cost to drill a well in Muskingum County?

Applying published per-foot rates to the local median depth of 180 ft: drilling and casing alone typically runs $4,500–$11,700; a complete system including pump, pressure tank, and hookup typically runs $10,800–$18,000. Actual quotes depend on site access, geology, and casing requirements.

What is the static water level in Muskingum County?

The median static water level is 40 ft below ground surface (middle half of wells: 25 ft–76 ft), from 4,727 measurements.

How much water do wells in Muskingum County produce?

The median tested yield is 10 gpm (middle half: 3 gpm–15 gpm), from 4,485 pump tests. A typical household needs 5–10 gpm.

Drilled depth distribution

0–50 ft 457 50–100 ft 1,488 100–150 ft 1,200 150–200 ft 643 200–300 ft 595 300–400 ft 227 400–600 ft 285 600+ ft 0

Who drills wells in Muskingum County?

Companies by number of wells completed in this county since 2016, per filed well logs (ODNR Division of Geological Survey).

Driller	Wells since 2016
KEEN WELL AND PUMP	156
MOUNT WATER WELL DRILLING	138
HURLEY'S WATER WELL DRILLING	81
RAMSEY DRILLING	54
YODER DRILLING & GEOTHERMAL	23
K & B WELL DRILLING CO	16
GARD'S WATER WELL DRILLING	14
JAMISON WELL DRILLING INC	10

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Well records by ZIP code in Muskingum County

Median depth, water level, and yield for each ZIP code with recorded wells.

Frazeysburg (43822) — 1,074 wells, median 140 ft
Zanesville (43701) — 694 wells, median 125 ft
Nashport (43830) — 671 wells, median 132 ft
New Concord (43762) — 457 wells, median 124 ft
Dresden (43821) — 457 wells, median 110 ft
Zanesville (43702) — 430 wells, median 70 ft
Hopewell (43746) — 404 wells, median 200 ft
Norwich (43767) — 250 wells, median 111 ft
Blue Rock (43720) — 240 wells, median 63 ft
Roseville (43777) — 189 wells, median 124 ft
Trinway (43842) — 189 wells, median 88 ft
Adamsville (43802) — 182 wells, median 106 ft
Chandlersville (43727) — 172 wells, median 96 ft
Philo (43771) — 164 wells, median 90 ft
White Cottage (43791) — 130 wells, median 86 ft
Duncan Falls (43734) — 121 wells, median 70 ft

Method: medians computed from ODNR records (water-supply wells only (domestic, public/municipal, commercial, industrial, agricultural/irrigation, fire protection) — monitoring, test/boring, heat-pump, injection, abandoned/sealed and unclassified wells excluded; depths 0–5,000 ft). Cost estimate applies published per-foot ranges (checked 2026-06-11) to the local median depth — full methodology & sources.