The FEMA Flood Map Service Center (MSC) is the official online location to find all flood hazard mapping products created under the National Flood Insurance Program, including your community’s flood map.

Use the MSC to find your official flood map, access a range of other flood hazard products, and take advantage of tools for better understanding flood risk. FEMA flood maps are continually updated through a variety of processes.

Mar 28, 2024 · In the NFHL Viewer, you can use the address search or map navigation to locate an area of interest and the NFHL Print Tool to download and print a full Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) or FIRMette (a smaller, printable version of a FIRM) where NFHL data exists. Technical GIS users can also utilize a series of dedicated GIS web services that ...

Apr 4, 2018 · Flood maps, known officially as Flood Insurance Rate Maps, show areas of high- and moderate- to low-flood risk. They are shown as a series of zones. Communities use the maps to set minimum building requirements for coastal areas and floodplains; lenders use them to determine flood insurance requirements.

The FEMA Flood Zone Locator Application is designed to return FEMA designated flood information per parcel search. Property searches also display flood and address information per building footprint, and return information via interactive map actions for various FEMA data layers.

The FEMA Flood Zone Locator Application is designed to return FEMA designated flood information per parcel search. Property searches also display flood and address information per building footprint, and return information via interactive map actions for various FEMA data layers.

To explore the current digital preliminary flood hazard data in a map, the best tool to use is the Flood Map Changes Viewer (FMCV). From the Flood Map Changes Viewer, you may view, download, and print flood maps for your location.

The NFHL is updated as new study or LOMC data becomes effective. Note: Currently, not all areas have modernized FIRM database data available. As a result, users may need to refer to the effective Flood Insurance Rate Map for effective flood hazard information.

It is a compilation of effective Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) databases and Letters of Map Revision (LOMRs). The NFHL is updated as studies go effective. For more information, visit FEMA's Map Service Center (MSC). The default base map conforms to FEMA's specification for horizontal accuracy.

Flood maps are used by the NFIP and FEMA to assess mandatory purchase requirements, building code requirements and floodplain management requirements. Along with Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), they also help communities understand their collective risk.