Flood map coverage in Indiana
FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer holds 4,707 FIRM panels for Indiana from 89 digital flood map databases, reaching 89 of its 92 counties. Computed September 29, 2026.
4,707FIRM panels
91%took effect before September 29, 2016
2026-07-07newest panel (18121C0350D)
146LOMRs in effect
What to expect from lookups here
- 3 counties have no digital FIRM in the NFHL (listed below). Points there come back
"mapped": false. - The map that has gone longest without a new panel is DeKalb County (18033C), last revised 2006-09-29.
- 99 panels carry a placeholder effective date in FEMA's data; for points on those panels
firm_panel.effective_dateisnull.
A real lookup in Indiana
The point is the Census internal point of Parke County, the county with Indiana'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=39.77425 -d lon=-87.19695{
"query": {
"lat": 39.77425,
"lon": -87.19695
},
"location": {
"lat": 39.77425,
"lon": -87.19695,
"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": "18121C",
"polygon_id": "18121C_1126",
"at_zone_boundary": false,
"other_zones": []
},
"firm_panel": {
"panel": "18121C0165C",
"effective_date": "2012-10-16",
"panel_type": "Countywide, Panel Printed",
"dfirm_id": "18121C",
"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": 39.77425,
"lon": -87.19695
},
"queried_at": "2026-09-29T08:37:39Z",
"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 Indiana
| Map | DFIRM ID | ID type | Panels | Newest panel | Oldest panel | Over 10 years old | LOMRs in effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 18001C | County | 51 | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | 51 | 1 |
| Allen County | 18003C | County | 88 | 2024-01-11 | 2009-08-03 | 72 | 22 |
| Bartholomew County | 18005C | County | 56 | 2023-02-23 | 2014-12-09 | 44 | 1 |
| Benton County | 18007C | County | 26 | 2012-10-02 | 2012-10-02 | 26 | 0 |
| Blackford County | 18009C | County | 24 | 2014-07-07 | 2014-07-07 | 24 | 0 |
| Boone County | 18011C | County | 78 | 2012-01-18 | 2012-01-18 | 78 | 7 |
| Brown County | 18013C | County | 32 | 2016-12-08 | 2016-12-08 | 0 | 0 |
| Carroll County | 18015C | County | 41 | 2024-05-08 | 2015-01-16 | 30 | 0 |
| Cass County | 18017C | County | 61 | 2014-09-03 | 2014-09-03 | 61 | 0 |
| Clark County | 18019C | County | 70 | 2014-04-16 | 2014-04-16 | 70 | 2 |
| Clay County | 18021C | County | 21 | 2011-09-02 | 2011-09-02 | 21 | 0 |
| Clinton County | 18023C | County | 35 | 2011-12-02 | 2011-12-02 | 35 | 0 |
| Crawford County | 18025C | County | 39 | 2014-07-16 | 2014-07-16 | 39 | 0 |
| Dearborn County | 18029C | County | 60 | 2014-04-16 | 2014-04-16 | 60 | 1 |
| Decatur County | 18031C | County | 43 | 2013-10-16 | 2013-10-16 | 43 | 1 |
| DeKalb County | 18033C | County | 66 | 2006-09-29 | 2006-09-29 | 66 | 5 |
| Delaware County | 18035C | County | 87 | 2017-08-02 | 2011-07-04 | 81 | 2 |
| Dubois County | 18037C | County | 40 | 2014-10-16 | 2014-10-16 | 40 | 2 |
| Elkhart County | 18039C | County | 133 | 2011-08-02 | 2011-08-02 | 133 | 3 |
| Fayette County | 18041C | County | 29 | 2015-02-18 | 2015-02-18 | 29 | 0 |
| Floyd County | 18043C | County | 41 | 2014-04-16 | 2012-12-04 | 41 | 0 |
| Fountain County | 18045C | County | 50 | 2013-02-06 | 2013-02-06 | 50 | 0 |
| Franklin County | 18047C | County | 38 | 2014-01-16 | 2014-01-16 | 30 | 0 |
| Fulton County | 18049C | County | 45 | 2012-08-16 | 2012-08-16 | 45 | 1 |
| Gibson County | 18051C | County | 50 | 2014-11-05 | 2014-11-05 | 50 | 0 |
| Grant County | 18053C | County | 72 | 2025-10-30 | 2014-12-09 | 62 | 0 |
| Greene County | 18055C | County | 38 | 2015-01-07 | 2015-01-07 | 38 | 0 |
| Hamilton County | 18057C | County | 89 | 2019-10-18 | 2014-11-19 | 84 | 12 |
| Hancock County | 18059C | County | 69 | 2014-03-17 | 2007-12-04 | 69 | 7 |
| Harrison County | 18061C | County | 48 | 2014-10-16 | 2014-10-16 | 48 | 0 |
| Hendricks County | 18063C | County | 85 | 2022-06-15 | 2009-09-25 | 74 | 4 |
| Henry County | 18065C | County | 54 | 2015-03-02 | 2015-03-02 | 54 | 0 |
| Howard County | 18067C | County | 50 | 2015-02-04 | 2015-02-04 | 50 | 0 |
| Huntington County | 18069C | County | 62 | 2015-06-02 | 2015-06-02 | 62 | 0 |
| Jackson County | 18071C | County | 58 | 2014-11-19 | 2014-11-19 | 58 | 0 |
| Jasper County | 18073C | County | 75 | 2018-12-21 | 2018-12-21 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay County | 18075C | County | 51 | 2014-03-17 | 2014-03-17 | 51 | 0 |
| Jefferson County | 18077C | County | 42 | 2015-04-02 | 2015-04-02 | 42 | 0 |
| Jennings County | 18079C | County | 20 | 2015-04-02 | 2015-04-02 | 20 | 0 |
| Johnson County | 18081C | County | 64 | 2021-01-29 | 2007-08-02 | 52 | 3 |
| Kosciusko County | 18085C | County | 61 | 2015-09-30 | 2015-09-30 | 61 | 0 |
| LaGrange County | 18087C | County | 43 | 2013-11-20 | 2013-11-20 | 28 | 1 |
| Lake County | 18089C | County | 125 | 2023-01-26 | 2012-01-18 | 105 | 15 |
| LaPorte County | 18091C | County | 68 | 2022-09-29 | 2013-11-06 | 60 | 1 |
| Lawrence County | 18093C | County | 40 | 2010-12-03 | 2010-12-03 | 40 | 0 |
| Madison County | 18095C | County | 71 | 2014-06-09 | 2011-05-03 | 71 | 1 |
| Marion County | 18097C | County | 97 | 2024-08-14 | 2016-04-19 | 87 | 20 |
| Marshall County | 18099C | County | 48 | 2011-11-16 | 2011-11-16 | 48 | 1 |
| Martin County | 18101C | County | 22 | 2014-10-02 | 2014-10-02 | 22 | 0 |
| Miami County | 18103C | County | 54 | 2012-09-28 | 2012-09-28 | 54 | 3 |
| Monroe County | 18105C | County | 55 | 2010-12-17 | 2010-12-17 | 55 | 4 |
| Montgomery County | 18107C | County | 62 | 2012-02-02 | 2012-02-02 | 62 | 0 |
| Morgan County | 18109C | County | 71 | 2024-04-25 | 2014-10-02 | 66 | 3 |
| Newton County | 18111C | County | 43 | 2014-12-16 | 2014-12-16 | 43 | 1 |
| Noble County | 18113C | County | 80 | 2017-05-02 | 2015-03-02 | 78 | 1 |
| Ohio County | 18115C | County | 13 | 2014-03-03 | 2014-03-03 | 8 | 0 |
| Orange County | 18117C | County | 34 | 2014-05-19 | 2014-05-19 | 34 | 0 |
| Owen County | 18119C | County | 41 | 2014-03-03 | 2014-03-03 | 41 | 0 |
| Parke County | 18121C | County | 39 | 2026-07-07 | 2012-10-16 | 25 | 0 |
| Perry County | 18123C | County | 30 | 2019-10-18 | 2015-08-17 | 27 | 0 |
| Pike County | 18125C | County | 32 | 2014-09-17 | 2014-09-17 | 32 | 0 |
| Porter County | 18127C | County | 86 | 2022-09-29 | 2015-09-30 | 73 | 1 |
| Posey County | 18129C | County | 35 | 2014-11-05 | 2014-11-05 | 35 | 0 |
| Pulaski County | 18131C | County | 31 | 2014-05-05 | 2014-05-05 | 31 | 0 |
| Putnam County | 18133C | County | 55 | 2012-06-05 | 2012-06-05 | 55 | 0 |
| Randolph County | 18135C | County | 31 | 2013-03-04 | 2013-03-04 | 31 | 0 |
| Ripley County | 18137C | County | 44 | 2012-11-02 | 2012-11-02 | 44 | 0 |
| Rush County | 18139C | County | 47 | 2015-01-07 | 2015-01-07 | 47 | 1 |
| Scott County | 18143C | County | 37 | 2014-06-09 | 2014-06-09 | 37 | 1 |
| Shelby County | 18145C | County | 50 | 2024-06-20 | 2014-11-05 | 38 | 11 |
| Spencer County | 18147C | County | 40 | 2015-05-18 | 2015-05-18 | 40 | 0 |
| St. Joseph County | 18141C | County | 124 | 2015-12-16 | 2011-01-06 | 124 | 1 |
| Starke County | 18149C | County | 35 | 2014-06-16 | 2014-06-16 | 35 | 0 |
| Steuben County | 18151C | County | 44 | 2013-12-17 | 2013-12-17 | 44 | 1 |
| Switzerland County | 18155C | County | 27 | 2014-04-16 | 2014-04-16 | 20 | 0 |
| Tippecanoe County | 18157C | County | 90 | 2017-08-15 | 2009-09-25 | 84 | 3 |
| Tipton County | 18159C | County | 43 | 2014-06-09 | 2014-06-09 | 43 | 0 |
| Union County | 18161C | County | 15 | 2014-02-05 | 2014-02-05 | 11 | 0 |
| Vanderburgh County | 18163C | County | 42 | 2021-01-29 | 2011-03-17 | 32 | 0 |
| Vermillion County | 18165C | County | 43 | 2014-02-05 | 2014-02-05 | 32 | 0 |
| Vigo County | 18167C | County | 66 | 2011-02-18 | 2011-02-18 | 66 | 2 |
| Wabash County | 18169C | County | 51 | 2013-09-18 | 2013-09-18 | 51 | 0 |
| Warren County | 18171C | County | 27 | 2012-12-04 | 2012-12-04 | 27 | 0 |
| Warrick County | 18173C | County | 60 | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | 60 | 0 |
| Washington County | 18175C | County | 46 | 2017-06-21 | 2017-06-21 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne County | 18177C | County | 74 | 2015-04-02 | 2015-04-02 | 74 | 0 |
| Wells County | 18179C | County | 43 | 2014-10-16 | 2014-10-16 | 43 | 0 |
| White County | 18181C | County | 74 | 2014-01-08 | 2014-01-08 | 25 | 0 |
| Whitley County | 18183C | County | 37 | 2015-05-04 | 2015-05-04 | 37 | 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.
- Daviess County (18027)
- Knox County (18083)
- Sullivan County (18153)
Source: FEMA NFHL layers 1, 3 and 22 and the Census Bureau county gazetteer, computed September 29, 2026. All states ยท API reference