COLUMBIANA COUNTY, OHIO · 73 MIN FROM OUR CORTLAND OFFICE
Kensington wells reach rock early and find water steadily. Bedrock lies a median 18 feet down, within 6 feet in a quarter of logs, so below the 25 feet of casing Ohio’s rules require, most of each well is drilled stone. Three in four local wells yield 10 gallons per minute or more, which leaves room to size the pump for the house.
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WHAT WE DO IN KENSINGTON
Whether you’re on a private well or city water, the same crew handles the water source, the pressure, and what comes out of the tap.
The county’s water-quality record is thin: USGS sampled 14 Columbiana County wells, in 1986 and 2016. It points to hardness, iron and manganese, but a well near Kensington is best judged on a water test of its own, on site or through a certified lab.
Wells here sit near the county norm: a 130-foot median against 135 for the county’s domestic logs, tied for 11th of 21 county towns. The middle half runs 89 to 185 feet, and the Allegheny and Pottsville Groups are mapped at the town center.
Water rests a median 50 feet down, but past 90 feet in the deeper quarter of wells, where the pump hangs lower to stay covered while it runs. Yield runs a median 15 gallons per minute.
WELLS AROUND KENSINGTON
The 1,186 domestic wells on file within 5 miles of Kensington, from the state’s drilling logs: your neighbors’ wells, and the best guide to this ground.
middle half 89–185 ft
middle half 10–25 gpm
middle half 6–39 ft
1,082 wells; middle half 26–90 ft
Source: ODNR well logs, domestic wells within 5 miles, retrieved 2026-09-30.
The 833 local logs that recorded bedrock put it a median 18 feet down, within 6 feet in a quarter of wells and past 39 in another quarter. Casing still runs at least 25 feet under Ohio’s private-well rules, which on most lots is enough to reach rock; where rock is deeper, the casing goes down to it. Nearly all of the well below is drilled rock.
The finished depth sits close to the county’s typical well: 130 feet at the median across 1,186 local logs, with the middle half between 89 and 185. The drill stops once enough water has come in. Residential well drilling walks through the steps, and the cost of a new well explains how footage figures in.
Kensington’s 1,142 yield logs center on 15 gallons per minute, with a quarter at 25 or more and only a quarter at 10 or less. At those rates the house, not the well, usually sets the pump size: it can match what the household draws at once rather than be cut back to protect a slow well, and a pressure tank smooths out cycling.
Water rests a median 50 feet below the surface, from 26 feet in the shallower quarter to 90 in the deeper, so the pump setting varies with the lot. Submersible pumps and pressure tanks cover the usual parts, and a yield test on your own well gives the figure to size them by.
WATER IN COLUMBIANA COUNTY
In USGS samples from across Columbiana County, taken 1986–2016, 86% of wells were hard or very hard, 79% carried iron above the staining line, 86% had manganese above 0.05 mg/L. The full record, and what it means for treatment, is on the Columbiana County page; your own well gets its own test.
WHY KENSINGTON CHOOSES CHATFIELD
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We send the same crews to each of these towns. If you’re between towns, pick the closest one; the service doesn’t change.
A LITTLE CLARITY
Our Cortland office (7115 Hoagland Blackstub Rd. Unit C, Cortland, OH 44410) is about 73 minutes and 58 miles by road from Kensington. Service calls for Kensington are scheduled from there.
Kensington and the municipalities around it: Hanoverton, East Township, Summitville, Augusta Township, Minerva. Beyond those, the rest of the 21 Columbiana County communities on our service map, from the same office.
Ohio’s well-log database lists 1,186 domestic wells within 5 miles of Kensington: the median is 130 feet deep, and the middle half fall between 89 and 185 feet. The median well was logged at 15 gallons per minute. Drillers reached bedrock at a median of 18 feet. Your own well's depth depends on the ground under your lot.
Both. The crew from the Cortland office handles pump repair and diagnostics, pressure tanks and switches, constant-pressure upgrades, well inspection and well cleaning, as well as new residential, agricultural and commercial wells. Call (330) 828-6060 to book a visit, or ask about a water test and consultation.
Probably, though test first. USGS put 86% of the Columbiana County wells it sampled in the hard or very hard range, at a median of 16.7 grains per gallon. A LuxSoft water softener handles hardness, but iron and manganese, also common in the county record, are usually removed ahead of it so the softener isn’t doing the wrong job.
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WATER PROBLEMSIron and manganese in well water: what causes it and how a test confirms it.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Tell us what you’re noticing. We’ll come out from Cortland, test your water, and walk you through the next step.