Flood map coverage in Alabama
FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer holds 5,136 FIRM panels for Alabama from 67 digital flood map databases, reaching 67 of its 67 counties. Computed September 29, 2026.
5,136FIRM panels
69%took effect before September 29, 2016
2026-02-20newest panel (01051C0360F)
122LOMRs in effect
What to expect from lookups here
- Every county has at least one digital FIRM in the NFHL.
- The map that has gone longest without a new panel is Henry County (01067C), last revised 2007-09-28.
- 4 panels carry a placeholder effective date in FEMA's data; for points on those panels
firm_panel.effective_dateisnull.
A real lookup in Alabama
The point is the Census internal point of Elmore County, the county with Alabama's most recently effective FIRM panel. FEMA's map puts it in zone X (area of minimal flood hazard). Recorded September 29, 2026.
curl -sG https://api.floodzoneapi.com/api/v1/flood/zone \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $FZA_KEY" \
-d lat=32.59723 -d lon=-86.14274{
"query": {
"lat": 32.59723,
"lon": -86.14274
},
"location": {
"lat": 32.59723,
"lon": -86.14274,
"geocoder": null,
"precision": "input_coordinates",
"matched_address": null,
"candidates": null,
"county": null,
"county_fips": null,
"state": null
},
"flood_zone": {
"mapped": true,
"zone": "X",
"subtype": "AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARD",
"description": "Area of minimal flood hazard. Outside the Special Flood Hazard Area.",
"sfha": false,
"static_bfe": null,
"depth": null,
"dfirm_id": "01051C",
"polygon_id": "01051C_999",
"at_zone_boundary": false,
"other_zones": []
},
"firm_panel": {
"panel": "01051C0310F",
"effective_date": "2023-10-19",
"panel_type": "Countywide, Panel Printed",
"dfirm_id": "01051C",
"other_panels": [
{
"panel": "01101C0050H",
"effective_date": "2014-02-05",
"panel_type": "Countywide, Not Printed",
"dfirm_id": "01101C"
}
]
},
"source": {
"dataset": "FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL)",
"service": "https://hazards.fema.gov/arcgis/rest/services/public/NFHL/MapServer",
"layers": [
{
"id": 28,
"name": "Flood Hazard Zones"
},
{
"id": 3,
"name": "FIRM Panels"
}
],
"query_point": {
"lat": 32.59723,
"lon": -86.14274
},
"queried_at": "2026-09-29T08:37:29Z",
"cached": true,
"cache_ttl_seconds": 86400
},
"notice": "Informational. This is the zone shown on FEMA's effective flood map (NFHL) at this point. It is not a Standard Flood Hazard Determination (FEMA Form 086-0-32), a prediction of flood risk, or an insurance quote, and it does not reflect a Letter of Map Amendment issued for a single structure."
}Every digital flood map in Alabama
| Map | DFIRM ID | ID type | Panels | Newest panel | Oldest panel | Over 10 years old | LOMRs in effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga County | 01001C | County | 81 | 2014-09-03 | 2009-06-16 | 81 | 3 |
| Baldwin County | 01003C | County | 216 | 2019-04-19 | 2019-04-19 | 0 | 1 |
| Barbour County | 01005C | County | 64 | 2009-08-18 | 2009-08-18 | 64 | 0 |
| Bibb County | 01007C | County | 19 | 2009-08-18 | 2009-08-18 | 19 | 0 |
| Blount County | 01009C | County | 59 | 2019-03-21 | 2009-08-03 | 7 | 0 |
| Bullock County | 01011C | County | 28 | 2026-02-20 | 2009-09-11 | 14 | 0 |
| Butler County | 01013C | County | 37 | 2009-09-11 | 2009-09-11 | 37 | 0 |
| Calhoun County | 01015C | County | 112 | 2016-03-16 | 2007-09-28 | 112 | 2 |
| Chambers County | 01017C | County | 41 | 2011-02-18 | 2011-02-18 | 41 | 0 |
| Cherokee County | 01019C | County | 58 | 2016-03-16 | 2011-01-19 | 58 | 0 |
| Chilton County | 01021C | County | 55 | 2023-10-19 | 2009-03-16 | 18 | 0 |
| Choctaw County | 01023C | County | 33 | 2010-09-03 | 2010-09-03 | 33 | 0 |
| Clarke County | 01025C | County | 57 | 2012-07-17 | 2012-07-17 | 57 | 0 |
| Clay County | 01027C | County | 24 | 2025-10-02 | 2010-03-17 | 17 | 0 |
| Cleburne County | 01029C | County | 26 | 2011-08-16 | 2011-08-16 | 26 | 0 |
| Coffee County | 01031C | County | 46 | 2016-05-02 | 2010-08-19 | 46 | 1 |
| Colbert County | 01033C | County | 43 | 2010-02-17 | 2010-02-17 | 43 | 4 |
| Conecuh County | 01035C | County | 27 | 2009-11-04 | 2009-11-04 | 27 | 0 |
| Coosa County | 01037C | County | 53 | 2025-10-02 | 2010-11-26 | 10 | 0 |
| Covington County | 01039C | County | 49 | 2009-11-04 | 2009-11-04 | 49 | 0 |
| Crenshaw County | 01041C | County | 23 | 2009-10-16 | 2009-10-16 | 23 | 0 |
| Cullman County | 01043C | County | 105 | 2011-05-24 | 2011-05-24 | 105 | 2 |
| Dale County | 01045C | County | 57 | 2016-05-02 | 2016-05-02 | 57 | 0 |
| Dallas County | 01047C | County | 66 | 2014-09-03 | 2010-02-17 | 66 | 0 |
| DeKalb County | 01049C | County | 129 | 2011-09-29 | 2011-09-29 | 129 | 0 |
| Elmore County | 01051C | County | 119 | 2026-02-20 | 2011-07-18 | 60 | 0 |
| Escambia County | 01053C | County | 63 | 2020-03-06 | 2012-06-05 | 58 | 0 |
| Etowah County | 01055C | County | 120 | 2019-03-21 | 2008-09-26 | 99 | 2 |
| Fayette County | 01057C | County | 56 | 2010-06-04 | 2010-06-04 | 56 | 0 |
| Franklin County | 01059C | County | 36 | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | 36 | 0 |
| Geneva County | 01061C | County | 66 | 2016-05-02 | 2008-02-20 | 66 | 0 |
| Greene County | 01063C | County | 49 | 2010-08-05 | 2010-08-05 | 49 | 1 |
| Hale County | 01065C | County | 21 | 2010-01-06 | 2010-01-06 | 21 | 1 |
| Henry County | 01067C | County | 36 | 2007-09-28 | 2007-09-28 | 36 | 1 |
| Houston County | 01069C | County | 81 | 2016-05-02 | 2014-09-03 | 77 | 6 |
| Jackson County | 01071C | County | 84 | 2008-12-16 | 2008-12-16 | 84 | 0 |
| Jefferson County | 01073C | County | 259 | 2021-09-24 | 2006-09-29 | 66 | 5 |
| Lamar County | 01075C | County | 41 | 2010-05-03 | 2010-05-03 | 41 | 0 |
| Lauderdale County | 01077C | County | 113 | 2018-08-02 | 2009-09-11 | 104 | 0 |
| Lawrence County | 01079C | County | 64 | 2018-08-02 | 2009-09-11 | 28 | 0 |
| Lee County | 01081C | County | 90 | 2025-01-17 | 2011-11-02 | 32 | 6 |
| Limestone County | 01083C | County | 82 | 2018-08-16 | 2009-07-07 | 4 | 7 |
| Lowndes County | 01085C | County | 67 | 2014-09-03 | 2009-11-04 | 67 | 0 |
| Macon County | 01087C | County | 60 | 2026-02-20 | 2009-11-18 | 1 | 0 |
| Madison County | 01089C | County | 155 | 2026-01-23 | 2014-10-02 | 73 | 19 |
| Marengo County | 01091C | County | 58 | 2011-11-02 | 2011-11-02 | 58 | 0 |
| Marion County | 01093C | County | 47 | 2010-10-19 | 2010-10-19 | 47 | 0 |
| Marshall County | 01095C | County | 105 | 2019-03-21 | 2011-09-16 | 79 | 0 |
| Mobile County | 01097C | County | 307 | 2020-06-05 | 2020-06-05 | 0 | 7 |
| Monroe County | 01099C | County | 52 | 2009-02-04 | 2009-02-04 | 52 | 0 |
| Montgomery County | 01101C | County | 204 | 2026-02-20 | 2014-02-05 | 149 | 2 |
| Morgan County | 01103C | County | 94 | 2018-08-16 | 2018-08-16 | 0 | 6 |
| Perry County | 01105C | County | 26 | 2011-09-02 | 2011-09-02 | 26 | 0 |
| Pickens County | 01107C | County | 45 | 2010-09-17 | 2010-09-17 | 45 | 0 |
| Pike County | 01109C | County | 39 | 2011-12-02 | 2011-12-02 | 39 | 0 |
| Randolph County | 01111C | County | 61 | 2011-04-18 | 2011-04-18 | 61 | 0 |
| Russell County | 01113C | County | 56 | 2024-07-17 | 2010-07-22 | 54 | 2 |
| Shelby County | 01117C | County | 186 | 2026-01-23 | 2013-02-20 | 100 | 17 |
| St. Clair County | 01115C | County | 111 | 2021-09-24 | 2016-08-17 | 105 | 6 |
| Sumter County | 01119C | County | 38 | 2012-04-03 | 2012-04-03 | 38 | 0 |
| Talladega County | 01121C | County | 93 | 2025-10-02 | 2007-09-28 | 65 | 0 |
| Tallapoosa County | 01123C | County | 118 | 2024-07-17 | 2011-07-18 | 98 | 0 |
| Tuscaloosa County | 01125C | County | 87 | 2014-01-16 | 2007-08-26 | 87 | 18 |
| Walker County | 01127C | County | 93 | 2025-10-30 | 2014-10-02 | 84 | 1 |
| Washington County | 01129C | County | 32 | 2012-10-16 | 2012-10-16 | 32 | 2 |
| Wilcox County | 01131C | County | 36 | 2010-04-19 | 2010-04-19 | 36 | 0 |
| Winston County | 01133C | County | 78 | 2011-09-16 | 2009-08-18 | 78 | 0 |
Source: FEMA NFHL layers 1, 3 and 22 and the Census Bureau county gazetteer, computed September 29, 2026. All states ยท API reference