Flood Zone Maps by Location
See FEMA-mapped flood zones for cities across the US. Every city page shows the local flood polygon map, zone breakdown, and a quick check for your exact address.
What is a flood zone map?
FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL) divides the US into flood zones based on the likelihood of flooding. High-risk zones (called Special Flood Hazard Areas, or SFHAs) have about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding in any given year. Lenders typically require flood insurance for properties in these zones when the mortgage is federally backed.
Zone AE is the most common high-risk designation -- it appears in river valleys, coastal lowlands, and low-lying urban areas nationwide. Zone VE is the coastal high-hazard zone, found along ocean beaches and bay shores where wave action adds to flood risk. Zone X means lower risk: outside the 1% annual chance boundary.
Browse by state and city below to see the local flood polygon map and find out how much of your area is in each zone.
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Flood Insurance Claim Context
- Arizona has 5,336 NFIP claims in FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, including 776 since 2016.
- California has 53,563 NFIP claims in FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, including 7,522 since 2016.
- Florida has 448,618 NFIP claims in FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, including 199,482 since 2016.
- Louisiana has 485,743 NFIP claims in FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, including 72,162 since 2016.
- New York has 175,430 NFIP claims in FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, including 12,173 since 2016.
- South Carolina has 49,622 NFIP claims in FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, including 15,609 since 2016.
- Tennessee has 17,706 NFIP claims in FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, including 3,953 since 2016.
- Texas has 394,204 NFIP claims in FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, including 138,649 since 2016.
- Virginia has 50,609 NFIP claims in FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, including 5,929 since 2016.