Flood map coverage in California
FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer holds 8,873 FIRM panels for California from 58 digital flood map databases, reaching 58 of its 58 counties. Computed September 29, 2026.
8,873FIRM panels
78%took effect before September 29, 2016
2026-06-10newest panel (06083C1391K)
797LOMRs in effect
What to expect from lookups here
- Every county has at least one digital FIRM in the NFHL.
- 2 of the maps are community-numbered, so parts of the counties they sit in may have no digital map.
- The map that has gone longest without a new panel is Plumas County (06063C), last revised 2005-03-02.
A real lookup in California
The point is the Census internal point of Santa Barbara County, the county with California's most recently effective FIRM panel. FEMA's map puts it in zone D. Recorded September 29, 2026.
curl -sG https://api.floodzoneapi.com/api/v1/flood/zone \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $FZA_KEY" \
-d lat=34.53668 -d lon=-120.03836{
"query": {
"lat": 34.53668,
"lon": -120.03836
},
"location": {
"lat": 34.53668,
"lon": -120.03836,
"geocoder": null,
"precision": "input_coordinates",
"matched_address": null,
"candidates": null,
"county": null,
"county_fips": null,
"state": null
},
"flood_zone": {
"mapped": true,
"zone": "D",
"subtype": null,
"description": "Possible but undetermined flood hazard. No flood hazard analysis has been done.",
"sfha": false,
"static_bfe": null,
"depth": null,
"dfirm_id": "06083C",
"polygon_id": "06083C_4864",
"at_zone_boundary": false,
"other_zones": []
},
"firm_panel": {
"panel": "06083C1095G",
"effective_date": "2026-06-10",
"panel_type": "Countywide, Not Printed",
"dfirm_id": "06083C",
"other_panels": []
},
"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": 34.53668,
"lon": -120.03836
},
"queried_at": "2026-09-29T08:37:32Z",
"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 California
| Map | DFIRM ID | ID type | Panels | Newest panel | Oldest panel | Over 10 years old | LOMRs in effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | 06001C | County | 164 | 2026-05-26 | 2009-08-03 | 125 | 14 |
| Alpine County | 06003C | County | 37 | 2023-11-16 | 2023-11-16 | 0 | 0 |
| Amador County | 06005C | County | 50 | 2016-01-20 | 2010-05-20 | 50 | 1 |
| Butte County | 06007C | County | 83 | 2011-01-06 | 2011-01-06 | 83 | 3 |
| Calaveras County | 06009C | County | 37 | 2017-05-16 | 2010-12-17 | 33 | 2 |
| Colusa County | 06011C | County | 60 | 2024-03-27 | 2024-03-27 | 0 | 0 |
| Contra Costa County | 06013C | County | 182 | 2017-03-21 | 2009-06-16 | 140 | 22 |
| Del Norte County | 06015C | County | 74 | 2017-08-02 | 2008-09-26 | 50 | 2 |
| El Dorado County | 06017C | County | 71 | 2012-04-03 | 2008-09-26 | 71 | 0 |
| Fresno County | 06019C | County | 216 | 2016-01-20 | 2009-02-18 | 216 | 16 |
| Glenn County | 06021C | County | 49 | 2010-08-05 | 2010-08-05 | 49 | 1 |
| Humboldt County | 06023C | County | 161 | 2017-06-21 | 2016-11-04 | 0 | 1 |
| Imperial County | 06025C | County | 129 | 2022-03-22 | 2008-09-26 | 126 | 10 |
| Inyo County | 06027C | County | 217 | 2020-12-03 | 2011-08-16 | 203 | 0 |
| Kern County | 06029C | County | 309 | 2021-10-21 | 2008-09-26 | 295 | 12 |
| Kings County | 06031C | County | 64 | 2015-09-16 | 2009-06-16 | 64 | 2 |
| Lake County | 06033C | County | 171 | 2024-10-10 | 2005-09-30 | 87 | 2 |
| Lassen County | 06035C | County | 125 | 2010-09-03 | 2010-09-03 | 125 | 1 |
| Los Angeles County | 06037C | County | 399 | 2021-06-02 | 2008-09-26 | 255 | 44 |
| Madera County | 06039C | County | 92 | 2008-09-26 | 2008-09-26 | 92 | 1 |
| Marin County | 06041C | County | 111 | 2017-08-15 | 2009-05-04 | 82 | 2 |
| Mariposa County | 06043C | County | 54 | 2009-09-25 | 2009-09-25 | 54 | 0 |
| Mendocino County | 06045C | County | 158 | 2025-09-19 | 2011-06-02 | 126 | 1 |
| Merced County | 06047C | County | 65 | 2008-12-02 | 2008-12-02 | 65 | 6 |
| Modoc County | 06049C | County | 101 | 2015-12-02 | 2010-06-04 | 101 | 0 |
| Mono County | 06051C | County | 102 | 2012-12-18 | 2011-02-18 | 102 | 1 |
| Monterey County | 06053C | County | 283 | 2023-11-30 | 2009-04-02 | 143 | 9 |
| Napa County | 06055C | County | 82 | 2016-08-03 | 2008-09-26 | 82 | 9 |
| Nevada County | 06057C | County | 51 | 2010-02-03 | 2010-02-03 | 51 | 8 |
| Orange County | 06059C | County | 199 | 2019-03-21 | 2009-12-03 | 167 | 43 |
| Placer County | 06061C | County | 130 | 2018-11-02 | 2018-11-02 | 0 | 14 |
| Plumas County | 06063C | County | 85 | 2005-03-02 | 2005-03-02 | 85 | 4 |
| Riverside County | 06065C | County | 419 | 2024-09-12 | 2008-08-28 | 347 | 164 |
| Sacramento County | 06067C | County | 161 | 2024-02-22 | 2012-08-16 | 103 | 19 |
| San Benito County | 06069C | County | 54 | 2009-04-16 | 2009-04-16 | 54 | 4 |
| San Bernardino County | 06071C | County | 597 | 2025-10-30 | 2008-08-28 | 573 | 34 |
| San Diego County | 06073C | County | 408 | 2026-03-03 | 2012-05-16 | 302 | 89 |
| San Francisco, City and County of | 060298 | Community-numbered | 46 | 2021-03-23 | 2021-03-23 | 0 | 0 |
| San Joaquin County | 06077C | County | 130 | 2016-10-20 | 2009-10-16 | 116 | 52 |
| San Luis Obispo County | 06079C | County | 268 | 2024-06-06 | 2008-08-28 | 151 | 13 |
| San Mateo County | 06081C | County | 147 | 2019-04-05 | 2012-10-16 | 50 | 10 |
| Santa Barbara County | 06083C | County | 277 | 2026-06-10 | 2005-09-30 | 149 | 7 |
| Santa Clara County | 06085C | County | 187 | 2014-02-19 | 2009-05-18 | 187 | 50 |
| Santa Cruz County | 06087C | County | 128 | 2017-09-29 | 2012-05-16 | 92 | 1 |
| Shasta County | 06089C | County | 140 | 2024-05-22 | 2011-03-17 | 122 | 5 |
| Sierra County | 06091C | County | 63 | 2019-04-19 | 2012-02-02 | 51 | 2 |
| Siskiyou County | 06093C | County | 257 | 2025-12-11 | 2011-01-19 | 205 | 0 |
| Solano County | 06095C | County | 188 | 2016-08-03 | 2009-05-04 | 188 | 16 |
| Sonoma County | 06097C | County | 259 | 2024-07-31 | 2008-12-02 | 203 | 12 |
| Stanislaus County | 06099C | County | 95 | 2021-08-24 | 2008-09-26 | 70 | 3 |
| Sutter County | 060394 | Community-numbered | 27 | 2015-06-16 | 2008-12-02 | 27 | 0 |
| Tehama County | 06103C | County | 98 | 2011-09-29 | 2011-09-29 | 98 | 1 |
| Trinity County | 06105C | County | 135 | 2016-07-20 | 2010-01-20 | 135 | 2 |
| Tulare County | 06107C | County | 226 | 2012-12-18 | 2009-06-16 | 226 | 8 |
| Tuolumne County | 06109C | County | 80 | 2009-04-16 | 2009-04-16 | 80 | 1 |
| Ventura County | 06111C | County | 249 | 2024-04-11 | 2010-01-20 | 114 | 64 |
| Yolo County | 06113C | County | 91 | 2012-05-16 | 2010-06-18 | 91 | 5 |
| Yuba County | 06115C | County | 32 | 2011-02-18 | 2011-02-18 | 32 | 4 |
Source: FEMA NFHL layers 1, 3 and 22 and the Census Bureau county gazetteer, computed September 29, 2026. All states ยท API reference