Flood map coverage in Illinois
FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer holds 3,247 FIRM panels for Illinois from 87 digital flood map databases, reaching 85 of its 102 counties. Computed September 29, 2026.
3,247FIRM panels
80%took effect before September 29, 2016
2026-07-21newest panel (17159C0025E)
245LOMRs in effect
What to expect from lookups here
- 17 counties have no digital FIRM in the NFHL (listed below). Points there come back
"mapped": false. - 3 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 City of Monmouth (170676), last revised 2003-11-05.
A real lookup in Illinois
The point is the Census internal point of Richland County, the county with Illinois'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=38.71219 -d lon=-88.08545{
"query": {
"lat": 38.71219,
"lon": -88.08545
},
"location": {
"lat": 38.71219,
"lon": -88.08545,
"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": "17159C",
"polygon_id": "17159C_5613",
"at_zone_boundary": false,
"other_zones": []
},
"firm_panel": {
"panel": "17159C0154E",
"effective_date": "2026-07-21",
"panel_type": "Countywide, Panel Printed",
"dfirm_id": "17159C",
"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": 38.71219,
"lon": -88.08545
},
"queried_at": "2026-09-29T08:37:38Z",
"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 Illinois
| Map | DFIRM ID | ID type | Panels | Newest panel | Oldest panel | Over 10 years old | LOMRs in effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 17001C | County | 40 | 2018-07-05 | 2011-06-02 | 36 | 9 |
| Alexander County | 17003C | County | 20 | 2009-05-04 | 2009-05-04 | 20 | 0 |
| Boone County | 17007C | County | 15 | 2011-02-18 | 2011-02-18 | 15 | 1 |
| Brown County | 17009C | County | 13 | 2018-08-16 | 2009-10-16 | 10 | 0 |
| Bureau County | 17011C | County | 27 | 2011-08-02 | 2011-08-02 | 27 | 0 |
| Calhoun County | 17013C | County | 22 | 2010-12-17 | 2010-12-17 | 22 | 0 |
| Carroll County | 17015C | County | 25 | 2010-12-17 | 2010-12-17 | 25 | 0 |
| Cass County | 17017C | County | 18 | 2019-05-16 | 2010-09-29 | 12 | 1 |
| Champaign County | 17019C | County | 53 | 2013-10-02 | 2013-10-02 | 53 | 2 |
| Christian County | 17021C | County | 23 | 2011-06-16 | 2011-06-16 | 23 | 0 |
| City of Brookport | 170468 | Community-numbered | 1 | 2010-11-26 | 2010-11-26 | 1 | 0 |
| City of Monmouth | 170676 | Community-numbered | 6 | 2003-11-05 | 2003-11-05 | 6 | 0 |
| Clark County | 17023C | County | 22 | 2007-08-02 | 2007-08-02 | 22 | 0 |
| Clay County | 17025C | County | 41 | 2025-01-17 | 2025-01-17 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinton County | 17027C | County | 17 | 2007-08-02 | 2007-08-02 | 17 | 2 |
| Coles County | 17029C | County | 23 | 2011-07-18 | 2011-07-18 | 23 | 0 |
| Cook County | 17031C | County | 290 | 2026-01-23 | 2008-08-19 | 222 | 45 |
| Crawford County | 17033C | County | 24 | 2011-06-02 | 2011-06-02 | 24 | 0 |
| Cumberland County | 17035C | County | 12 | 2011-02-04 | 2011-02-04 | 12 | 0 |
| De Witt County | 17039C | County | 26 | 2007-11-02 | 2007-11-02 | 26 | 0 |
| DeKalb County | 17037C | County | 48 | 2009-01-02 | 2009-01-02 | 48 | 0 |
| Douglas County | 17041C | County | 24 | 2011-05-24 | 2011-05-24 | 24 | 3 |
| DuPage County | 17043C | County | 115 | 2019-08-01 | 2019-08-01 | 0 | 17 |
| Edgar County | 17045C | County | 20 | 2011-01-19 | 2011-01-19 | 20 | 0 |
| Effingham County | 17049C | County | 49 | 2025-01-17 | 2025-01-17 | 0 | 0 |
| Ford County | 17053C | County | 17 | 2022-05-17 | 2022-05-17 | 0 | 0 |
| Franklin County | 17055C | County | 29 | 2009-11-18 | 2009-11-18 | 29 | 0 |
| Fulton County | 17057C | County | 33 | 2011-02-04 | 2011-02-04 | 33 | 0 |
| Gallatin County | 17059C | County | 16 | 2011-12-02 | 2011-12-02 | 16 | 0 |
| Greene County | 17061C | County | 20 | 2009-04-02 | 2009-04-02 | 20 | 0 |
| Grundy County | 17063C | County | 28 | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | 28 | 2 |
| Hancock County | 17067C | County | 35 | 2009-10-16 | 2009-10-16 | 35 | 0 |
| Hardin County | 17069C | County | 11 | 2025-09-19 | 2011-11-02 | 10 | 0 |
| Henderson County | 17071C | County | 27 | 2010-06-18 | 2010-06-18 | 27 | 0 |
| Henry County | 17073C | County | 40 | 2011-06-02 | 2011-06-02 | 40 | 0 |
| Iroquois County | 17075C | County | 41 | 2011-08-16 | 2011-08-16 | 41 | 0 |
| Jackson County | 17077C | County | 30 | 2008-05-02 | 2008-05-02 | 30 | 1 |
| Jefferson County | 17081C | County | 25 | 2010-09-17 | 2010-09-17 | 25 | 0 |
| Jersey County | 17083C | County | 18 | 2009-04-02 | 2009-04-02 | 18 | 0 |
| Jo Daviess County | 17085C | County | 29 | 2015-12-02 | 2010-09-17 | 29 | 1 |
| Kane County | 17089C | County | 96 | 2026-01-23 | 2009-08-03 | 94 | 35 |
| Kankakee County | 17091C | County | 69 | 2019-02-15 | 2010-01-20 | 66 | 1 |
| Kendall County | 17093C | County | 35 | 2014-01-08 | 2009-02-04 | 35 | 3 |
| Knox County | 17095C | County | 37 | 2011-08-02 | 2011-08-02 | 37 | 0 |
| Lake County | 17097C | County | 159 | 2023-10-05 | 2013-09-18 | 117 | 11 |
| LaSalle County | 17099C | County | 71 | 2014-05-19 | 2011-07-18 | 71 | 3 |
| Lawrence County | 17101C | County | 20 | 2011-07-18 | 2011-07-18 | 20 | 0 |
| Lee County | 17103C | County | 53 | 2016-08-17 | 2010-04-05 | 53 | 0 |
| Livingston County | 17105C | County | 41 | 2007-12-18 | 2007-12-18 | 41 | 2 |
| Logan County | 17107C | County | 25 | 2011-02-18 | 2011-02-18 | 25 | 0 |
| Macon County | 17115C | County | 35 | 2017-06-07 | 2011-06-16 | 22 | 1 |
| Marion County | 17121C | County | 26 | 2011-11-16 | 2011-11-16 | 26 | 0 |
| Marshall County | 17123C | County | 26 | 2010-11-04 | 2010-11-04 | 26 | 1 |
| Mason County | 17125C | County | 26 | 2018-06-06 | 2012-01-06 | 23 | 0 |
| Massac County | 170467 | Community-numbered | 4 | 2010-11-26 | 1983-07-05 | 4 | 0 |
| McHenry County | 17111C | County | 90 | 2006-11-16 | 2006-11-16 | 90 | 38 |
| McLean County | 17113C | County | 58 | 2008-07-16 | 2008-07-16 | 58 | 3 |
| Menard County | 17129C | County | 22 | 2009-05-04 | 2009-05-04 | 22 | 0 |
| Mercer County | 17131C | County | 21 | 2010-04-19 | 2010-04-19 | 21 | 0 |
| Monroe County | 17133C | County | 28 | 2025-08-19 | 2025-08-19 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan County | 17137C | County | 25 | 2009-08-18 | 2009-08-18 | 25 | 0 |
| Moultrie County | 17139C | County | 17 | 2011-07-18 | 2011-07-18 | 17 | 2 |
| Ogle County | 17141C | County | 51 | 2016-08-17 | 2010-12-17 | 51 | 1 |
| Perry County | 17145C | County | 16 | 2010-08-05 | 2010-08-05 | 16 | 0 |
| Piatt County | 17147C | County | 21 | 2011-06-16 | 2011-06-16 | 21 | 0 |
| Pike County | 17149C | County | 37 | 2018-08-16 | 2011-06-02 | 35 | 0 |
| Putnam County | 17155C | County | 10 | 2011-02-04 | 2011-02-04 | 10 | 1 |
| Randolph County | 17157C | County | 31 | 2020-08-05 | 2008-11-05 | 25 | 1 |
| Richland County | 17159C | County | 31 | 2026-07-21 | 2026-07-21 | 0 | 0 |
| Rock Island County | 17161C | County | 43 | 2010-04-05 | 2010-04-05 | 43 | 1 |
| Saline County | 17165C | County | 24 | 2014-10-02 | 2011-12-16 | 24 | 0 |
| Sangamon County | 17167C | County | 45 | 2007-08-02 | 2007-08-02 | 45 | 2 |
| Schuyler County | 17169C | County | 23 | 2015-09-30 | 2010-08-05 | 23 | 0 |
| Scott County | 17171C | County | 16 | 2009-08-18 | 2009-08-18 | 16 | 0 |
| Stark County | 17175C | County | 19 | 2025-04-23 | 2025-04-23 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephenson County | 17177C | County | 37 | 2015-03-16 | 2011-03-03 | 37 | 0 |
| Tazewell County | 17179C | County | 43 | 2026-07-21 | 2017-02-17 | 0 | 2 |
| Union County | 17181C | County | 13 | 2008-05-02 | 2008-05-02 | 13 | 0 |
| Vermilion County | 17183C | County | 29 | 2012-05-16 | 2012-05-16 | 29 | 0 |
| Wabash County | 17185C | County | 11 | 2011-12-16 | 2011-12-16 | 11 | 0 |
| Warren County | 17187C | County | 26 | 2021-08-10 | 2021-08-10 | 0 | 0 |
| White County | 17193C | County | 21 | 2012-02-16 | 2012-02-16 | 21 | 0 |
| Whiteside County | 17195C | County | 41 | 2017-02-17 | 2011-02-18 | 37 | 2 |
| Will County | 17197C | County | 129 | 2019-02-15 | 2019-02-15 | 0 | 43 |
| Williamson County | 17199C | County | 29 | 2008-08-04 | 2008-08-04 | 29 | 3 |
| Winnebago County | 17201C | County | 109 | 2016-02-17 | 2006-09-06 | 109 | 5 |
| Woodford County | 17203C | County | 35 | 2010-09-17 | 2010-09-17 | 35 | 0 |
Counties with no digital FIRM in the NFHL
No digital flood map in the NFHL links to these counties (Census county FIPS in brackets). Addresses here return "mapped": false; FEMA may still have paper maps for them.
- Bond County (17005)
- Edwards County (17047)
- Fayette County (17051)
- Hamilton County (17065)
- Jasper County (17079)
- Johnson County (17087)
- McDonough County (17109)
- Macoupin County (17117)
- Madison County (17119)
- Montgomery County (17135)
- Peoria County (17143)
- Pope County (17151)
- Pulaski County (17153)
- St. Clair County (17163)
- Shelby County (17173)
- Washington County (17189)
- Wayne County (17191)
Source: FEMA NFHL layers 1, 3 and 22 and the Census Bureau county gazetteer, computed September 29, 2026. All states ยท API reference