Flood map coverage in Iowa
FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer holds 4,430 FIRM panels for Iowa from 99 digital flood map databases, reaching 99 of its 99 counties. Computed September 29, 2026.
4,430FIRM panels
17%took effect before September 29, 2016
2026-05-26newest panel (19057C0305G)
28LOMRs 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 Mahaska County (19123C), last revised 2011-06-16.
- 1 panels carry a placeholder effective date in FEMA's data; for points on those panels
firm_panel.effective_dateisnull.
A real lookup in Iowa
The point is the Census internal point of Des Moines County, the county with Iowa'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=40.91534 -d lon=-91.18693{
"query": {
"lat": 40.91534,
"lon": -91.18693
},
"location": {
"lat": 40.91534,
"lon": -91.18693,
"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": "19057C",
"polygon_id": "19057C_4108",
"at_zone_boundary": false,
"other_zones": []
},
"firm_panel": {
"panel": "19057C0141F",
"effective_date": "2021-10-21",
"panel_type": "Countywide, Panel Printed",
"dfirm_id": "19057C",
"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": 40.91534,
"lon": -91.18693
},
"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 Iowa
| Map | DFIRM ID | ID type | Panels | Newest panel | Oldest panel | Over 10 years old | LOMRs in effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | 19001C | County | 38 | 2017-04-05 | 2017-04-05 | 0 | 0 |
| Adams County | 19003C | County | 24 | 2017-04-05 | 2017-04-05 | 0 | 0 |
| Allamakee County | 19005C | County | 36 | 2020-09-18 | 2020-09-18 | 0 | 0 |
| Appanoose County | 19007C | County | 48 | 2018-02-16 | 2018-02-16 | 0 | 0 |
| Audubon County | 19009C | County | 26 | 2016-05-02 | 2016-05-02 | 26 | 0 |
| Benton County | 19011C | County | 40 | 2023-09-21 | 2019-12-20 | 0 | 0 |
| Black Hawk County | 19013C | County | 117 | 2024-05-08 | 2011-07-18 | 25 | 6 |
| Boone County | 19015C | County | 24 | 2021-10-21 | 2021-10-21 | 0 | 0 |
| Bremer County | 19017C | County | 34 | 2021-01-29 | 2021-01-29 | 0 | 0 |
| Buchanan County | 19019C | County | 37 | 2020-12-30 | 2020-12-30 | 0 | 0 |
| Buena Vista County | 19021C | County | 41 | 2022-10-13 | 2022-10-13 | 0 | 0 |
| Butler County | 19023C | County | 38 | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-17 | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun County | 19025C | County | 36 | 2016-04-19 | 2016-04-19 | 36 | 0 |
| Carroll County | 19027C | County | 57 | 2017-09-15 | 2017-09-15 | 0 | 0 |
| Cass County | 19029C | County | 36 | 2017-05-16 | 2017-05-16 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedar County | 19031C | County | 31 | 2013-08-19 | 2013-08-19 | 31 | 0 |
| Cerro Gordo County | 19033C | County | 64 | 2022-12-15 | 2020-06-05 | 0 | 0 |
| Cherokee County | 19035C | County | 43 | 2021-12-02 | 2021-12-02 | 0 | 0 |
| Chickasaw County | 19037C | County | 33 | 2012-09-28 | 2012-09-28 | 33 | 0 |
| Clarke County | 19039C | County | 27 | 2018-02-16 | 2018-02-16 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay County | 19041C | County | 52 | 2024-02-22 | 2021-11-05 | 0 | 0 |
| Clayton County | 19043C | County | 55 | 2022-09-29 | 2020-07-22 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinton County | 19045C | County | 50 | 2023-07-19 | 2016-11-04 | 0 | 0 |
| Crawford County | 19047C | County | 62 | 2021-12-02 | 2021-12-02 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas County | 19049C | County | 56 | 2022-12-15 | 2018-12-07 | 0 | 2 |
| Davis County | 19051C | County | 28 | 2018-04-04 | 2018-04-04 | 0 | 0 |
| Decatur County | 19053C | County | 41 | 2018-02-16 | 2018-02-16 | 0 | 0 |
| Delaware County | 19055C | County | 31 | 2022-03-08 | 2022-03-08 | 0 | 0 |
| Des Moines County | 19057C | County | 95 | 2026-05-26 | 2011-08-02 | 16 | 0 |
| Dickinson County | 19059C | County | 59 | 2022-09-29 | 2022-09-29 | 0 | 0 |
| Dubuque County | 19061C | County | 77 | 2021-08-10 | 2011-10-18 | 12 | 0 |
| Emmet County | 19063C | County | 44 | 2021-09-24 | 2021-09-24 | 0 | 0 |
| Fayette County | 19065C | County | 61 | 2024-03-13 | 2021-05-18 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd County | 19067C | County | 30 | 2020-06-19 | 2020-06-19 | 0 | 0 |
| Franklin County | 19069C | County | 28 | 2012-12-18 | 2012-12-18 | 28 | 2 |
| Fremont County | 19071C | County | 42 | 2022-02-25 | 2022-02-25 | 0 | 0 |
| Greene County | 19073C | County | 34 | 2016-04-19 | 2016-04-19 | 34 | 0 |
| Grundy County | 19075C | County | 28 | 2019-12-20 | 2019-12-20 | 0 | 0 |
| Guthrie County | 19077C | County | 36 | 2017-04-05 | 2017-04-05 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton County | 19079C | County | 31 | 2019-12-20 | 2005-11-17 | 1 | 0 |
| Hancock County | 19081C | County | 43 | 2022-10-27 | 2018-04-04 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardin County | 19083C | County | 33 | 2012-06-19 | 2012-06-19 | 32 | 1 |
| Harrison County | 19085C | County | 51 | 2021-01-29 | 2021-01-29 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry County | 19087C | County | 42 | 2021-10-07 | 2021-10-07 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard County | 19089C | County | 26 | 2011-09-16 | 2011-09-16 | 26 | 0 |
| Humboldt County | 19091C | County | 38 | 2022-06-01 | 2017-11-03 | 0 | 0 |
| Ida County | 19093C | County | 30 | 2022-06-01 | 2022-06-01 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa County | 19095C | County | 33 | 2021-10-21 | 2021-10-21 | 0 | 1 |
| Jackson County | 19097C | County | 45 | 2022-01-28 | 2022-01-28 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasper County | 19099C | County | 57 | 2018-10-05 | 2018-10-05 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson County | 19101C | County | 36 | 2021-04-07 | 2021-04-07 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnson County | 19103C | County | 88 | 2025-12-26 | 2007-02-16 | 4 | 0 |
| Jones County | 19105C | County | 30 | 2021-11-19 | 2021-11-19 | 0 | 0 |
| Keokuk County | 19107C | County | 35 | 2011-08-16 | 2011-08-16 | 35 | 0 |
| Kossuth County | 19109C | County | 58 | 2018-03-20 | 2018-03-20 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee County | 19111C | County | 57 | 2020-07-22 | 2011-05-03 | 2 | 0 |
| Linn County | 19113C | County | 108 | 2024-05-22 | 2021-07-20 | 0 | 2 |
| Louisa County | 19115C | County | 20 | 2015-10-16 | 2011-07-18 | 20 | 0 |
| Lucas County | 19117C | County | 29 | 2018-02-16 | 2018-02-16 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyon County | 19119C | County | 50 | 2021-09-24 | 2021-09-24 | 0 | 0 |
| Madison County | 19121C | County | 27 | 2017-06-21 | 2017-06-21 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahaska County | 19123C | County | 16 | 2011-06-16 | 2011-06-16 | 16 | 0 |
| Marion County | 19125C | County | 57 | 2018-02-16 | 2018-02-16 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall County | 19127C | County | 21 | 2011-11-16 | 2011-11-16 | 21 | 0 |
| Mills County | 19129C | County | 44 | 2020-04-17 | 2020-04-17 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell County | 19131C | County | 33 | 2020-06-05 | 2020-06-05 | 0 | 0 |
| Monona County | 19133C | County | 69 | 2022-06-15 | 2022-06-15 | 0 | 0 |
| Monroe County | 19135C | County | 19 | 2018-02-16 | 2018-02-16 | 0 | 0 |
| Montgomery County | 19137C | County | 25 | 2016-05-02 | 2016-05-02 | 25 | 0 |
| Muscatine County | 19139C | County | 46 | 2022-01-28 | 2011-07-18 | 15 | 0 |
| O'Brien County | 19141C | County | 41 | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-17 | 0 | 0 |
| Osceola County | 19143C | County | 29 | 2021-11-05 | 2021-11-05 | 0 | 0 |
| Page County | 19145C | County | 48 | 2017-04-19 | 2017-04-19 | 0 | 0 |
| Palo Alto County | 19147C | County | 47 | 2021-10-07 | 2021-10-07 | 0 | 0 |
| Plymouth County | 19149C | County | 72 | 2022-10-27 | 2022-10-27 | 0 | 0 |
| Pocahontas County | 19151C | County | 43 | 2017-05-16 | 2017-05-16 | 0 | 0 |
| Polk County | 19153C | County | 68 | 2019-02-01 | 2019-02-01 | 0 | 8 |
| Pottawattamie County | 19155C | County | 68 | 2013-04-16 | 2005-02-04 | 68 | 0 |
| Poweshiek County | 19157C | County | 22 | 2014-05-19 | 2014-05-19 | 22 | 1 |
| Ringgold County | 19159C | County | 35 | 2015-06-16 | 2015-06-16 | 35 | 1 |
| Sac County | 19161C | County | 46 | 2022-06-01 | 2022-06-01 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott County | 19163C | County | 66 | 2024-04-11 | 2011-02-18 | 6 | 0 |
| Shelby County | 19165C | County | 38 | 2015-06-16 | 2015-06-16 | 38 | 0 |
| Sioux County | 19167C | County | 78 | 2022-08-02 | 2022-08-02 | 0 | 0 |
| Story County | 19169C | County | 99 | 2021-01-15 | 2021-01-15 | 0 | 2 |
| Tama County | 19171C | County | 43 | 2021-10-07 | 2021-10-07 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor County | 19173C | County | 38 | 2017-04-05 | 2017-04-05 | 0 | 0 |
| Union County | 19175C | County | 32 | 2022-06-01 | 2017-06-07 | 0 | 0 |
| Van Buren County | 19177C | County | 40 | 2015-06-16 | 2011-10-18 | 40 | 0 |
| Wapello County | 19179C | County | 42 | 2021-01-29 | 2021-01-29 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren County | 19181C | County | 83 | 2018-11-16 | 2018-11-16 | 0 | 1 |
| Washington County | 19183C | County | 32 | 2013-01-16 | 2013-01-16 | 32 | 1 |
| Wayne County | 19185C | County | 40 | 2018-02-16 | 2018-02-16 | 0 | 0 |
| Webster County | 19187C | County | 36 | 2012-12-04 | 2012-12-04 | 36 | 0 |
| Winnebago County | 19189C | County | 32 | 2022-12-15 | 2020-06-19 | 0 | 0 |
| Winneshiek County | 19191C | County | 43 | 2024-02-22 | 2024-02-22 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodbury County | 19193C | County | 86 | 2024-07-17 | 2011-09-29 | 9 | 0 |
| Worth County | 19195C | County | 20 | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | 20 | 0 |
| Wright County | 19197C | County | 27 | 2013-02-20 | 2013-02-20 | 27 | 0 |
Source: FEMA NFHL layers 1, 3 and 22 and the Census Bureau county gazetteer, computed September 29, 2026. All states ยท API reference