Flood map coverage in Kentucky
FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer holds 4,527 FIRM panels for Kentucky from 120 digital flood map databases, reaching 120 of its 120 counties. Computed September 29, 2026.
4,527FIRM panels
71%took effect before September 29, 2016
2025-10-16newest panel (21179C0155E)
63LOMRs in effect
What to expect from lookups here
- Every county has at least one digital FIRM in the NFHL.
- 1 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 Warren County (21227C), last revised 2007-05-02.
- 16 panels carry a placeholder effective date in FEMA's data; for points on those panels
firm_panel.effective_dateisnull.
A real lookup in Kentucky
The point is the Census internal point of Nelson County, the county with Kentucky'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=37.80312 -d lon=-85.46593{
"query": {
"lat": 37.80312,
"lon": -85.46593
},
"location": {
"lat": 37.80312,
"lon": -85.46593,
"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": "21179C",
"polygon_id": "21179C_794",
"at_zone_boundary": false,
"other_zones": []
},
"firm_panel": {
"panel": "21179C0162E",
"effective_date": "2023-05-23",
"panel_type": "Countywide, Panel Printed",
"dfirm_id": "21179C",
"other_panels": [
{
"panel": "21229C0075D",
"effective_date": "2023-05-23",
"panel_type": "Countywide, Panel Printed",
"dfirm_id": "21229C"
}
]
},
"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": 37.80312,
"lon": -85.46593
},
"queried_at": "2026-09-29T08:37:41Z",
"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 Kentucky
| Map | DFIRM ID | ID type | Panels | Newest panel | Oldest panel | Over 10 years old | LOMRs in effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | 21001C | County | 26 | 2010-12-17 | 2010-12-17 | 26 | 0 |
| Allen County | 21003C | County | 24 | 2011-07-04 | 2011-07-04 | 24 | 0 |
| Anderson County | 21005C | County | 16 | 2025-10-16 | 2009-12-03 | 2 | 0 |
| Ballard County | 21007C | County | 36 | 2014-07-07 | 2014-07-07 | 36 | 0 |
| Barren County | 21009C | County | 37 | 2011-05-03 | 2011-05-03 | 37 | 2 |
| Bath County | 21011C | County | 22 | 2025-02-28 | 2010-12-17 | 20 | 0 |
| Bell County | 21013C | County | 52 | 2021-01-29 | 2006-09-29 | 51 | 0 |
| Boone County | 21015C | County | 30 | 2023-03-21 | 2023-03-21 | 0 | 0 |
| Bourbon County | 21017C | County | 35 | 2025-02-28 | 2011-01-06 | 1 | 0 |
| Boyd County | 21019C | County | 59 | 2021-01-29 | 2004-09-16 | 54 | 3 |
| Boyle County | 21021C | County | 32 | 2025-10-16 | 2011-07-04 | 21 | 1 |
| Bracken County | 21023C | County | 58 | 2013-05-16 | 2013-05-16 | 58 | 0 |
| Breathitt County | 21025C | County | 24 | 2024-08-14 | 2008-04-02 | 4 | 0 |
| Breckinridge County | 21027C | County | 37 | 2024-05-08 | 2008-08-04 | 22 | 0 |
| Bullitt County | 21029C | County | 87 | 2025-10-16 | 2016-04-05 | 6 | 0 |
| Butler County | 21031C | County | 46 | 2014-01-08 | 2014-01-08 | 46 | 0 |
| Caldwell County | 21033C | County | 21 | 2019-04-19 | 2009-10-16 | 9 | 0 |
| Calloway County | 21035C | County | 41 | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | 41 | 0 |
| Campbell County | 21037C | County | 82 | 2021-08-10 | 2014-03-03 | 62 | 0 |
| Carlisle County | 21039C | County | 22 | 2011-05-24 | 2011-05-24 | 22 | 0 |
| Carroll County | 21041C | County | 28 | 2023-03-21 | 2007-07-17 | 3 | 1 |
| Carter County | 21043C | County | 41 | 2011-06-02 | 2011-06-02 | 41 | 0 |
| Casey County | 21045C | County | 24 | 2023-05-23 | 2009-07-07 | 20 | 0 |
| Christian County | 21047C | County | 66 | 2019-04-19 | 2008-09-17 | 21 | 1 |
| Clark County | 21049C | County | 30 | 2025-02-28 | 2012-06-05 | 4 | 0 |
| Clay County | 21051C | County | 17 | 2007-09-28 | 2007-09-28 | 17 | 0 |
| Clinton County | 21053C | County | 23 | 2010-07-22 | 2010-07-22 | 23 | 0 |
| Crittenden County | 21055C | County | 27 | 2020-06-05 | 2009-06-16 | 23 | 0 |
| Cumberland County | 21057C | County | 35 | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-19 | 35 | 0 |
| Daviess County | 21059C | County | 64 | 2024-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 0 | 0 |
| Edmonson County | 21061C | County | 29 | 2010-10-19 | 2010-10-19 | 29 | 0 |
| Elliott County | 21063C | County | 13 | 2010-08-05 | 2010-08-05 | 13 | 0 |
| Estill County | 21065C | County | 30 | 2011-05-24 | 2011-05-24 | 30 | 0 |
| Fleming County | 21069C | County | 16 | 2010-05-20 | 2010-05-20 | 16 | 0 |
| Floyd County | 21071C | County | 54 | 2015-09-16 | 2015-09-16 | 54 | 0 |
| Franklin County | 21073C | County | 68 | 2017-12-21 | 2013-06-18 | 48 | 0 |
| Fulton County | 21075C | County | 39 | 2011-06-02 | 2011-06-02 | 39 | 0 |
| Gallatin County | 21077C | County | 24 | 2023-03-21 | 2008-03-18 | 7 | 0 |
| Garrard County | 21079C | County | 25 | 2017-12-21 | 2011-04-18 | 17 | 0 |
| Grant County | 21081C | County | 26 | 2025-02-28 | 2010-08-05 | 20 | 0 |
| Graves County | 21083C | County | 29 | 2009-12-03 | 2009-12-03 | 29 | 0 |
| Grayson County | 21085C | County | 48 | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-19 | 48 | 0 |
| Green County | 21087C | County | 18 | 2010-05-03 | 2010-05-03 | 18 | 0 |
| Greenup County | 21089C | County | 84 | 2014-09-26 | 2004-09-16 | 84 | 0 |
| Hancock County | 21091C | County | 25 | 2024-05-08 | 2013-09-27 | 2 | 0 |
| Hardin County | 21093C | County | 107 | 2025-10-16 | 2007-08-16 | 72 | 9 |
| Harlan County | 21095C | County | 64 | 2021-08-10 | 2006-08-16 | 59 | 0 |
| Harrison County | 21097C | County | 27 | 2025-02-28 | 2011-01-06 | 3 | 2 |
| Hart County | 21099C | County | 26 | 2011-07-18 | 2011-07-18 | 26 | 0 |
| Henderson County | 21101C | County | 80 | 2024-05-08 | 2013-02-20 | 13 | 0 |
| Henry County | 21103C | County | 30 | 2025-10-16 | 2011-06-16 | 9 | 0 |
| Hickman County | 21105C | County | 25 | 2011-02-18 | 2011-02-18 | 25 | 0 |
| Hopkins County | 21107C | County | 50 | 2008-05-16 | 2008-05-16 | 50 | 5 |
| Jackson County | 21109C | County | 16 | 2009-08-03 | 2009-08-03 | 16 | 0 |
| Jefferson County | 21111C | County | 144 | 2021-02-26 | 2006-12-05 | 24 | 9 |
| Jessamine County | 21113C | County | 33 | 2017-12-21 | 2011-06-02 | 10 | 0 |
| Johnson County | 21115C | County | 40 | 2015-09-16 | 2015-09-16 | 40 | 0 |
| Kenton County | 21117C | County | 52 | 2013-05-16 | 2009-03-16 | 52 | 2 |
| Knott County | 21119C | County | 19 | 2024-08-14 | 2007-09-28 | 6 | 0 |
| Knox County | 21121C | County | 48 | 2021-05-18 | 2015-03-16 | 46 | 0 |
| Larue County | 21123C | County | 15 | 2023-05-23 | 2009-01-16 | 8 | 0 |
| Laurel County | 21125C | County | 28 | 2015-03-16 | 2006-08-02 | 28 | 0 |
| Lawrence County | 21127C | County | 56 | 2015-09-16 | 2011-06-16 | 56 | 0 |
| Lee County | 21129C | County | 12 | 2024-08-14 | 2008-10-16 | 7 | 0 |
| Leslie County | 21131C | County | 18 | 2007-09-28 | 2007-09-28 | 18 | 0 |
| Letcher County | 21133C | County | 37 | 2024-08-14 | 2008-03-18 | 12 | 0 |
| Lewis County | 21135C | County | 101 | 2013-04-16 | 2013-04-16 | 101 | 0 |
| Lexington-fayette | 210067 | Community-numbered | 106 | 2017-12-21 | 2014-03-03 | 101 | 14 |
| Lincoln County | 21137C | County | 26 | 2010-09-17 | 2010-09-17 | 26 | 0 |
| Livingston County | 21139C | County | 56 | 2021-09-10 | 2012-08-16 | 36 | 0 |
| Logan County | 21141C | County | 32 | 2012-10-02 | 2012-10-02 | 32 | 0 |
| Lyon County | 21143C | County | 31 | 2018-04-18 | 2018-04-18 | 0 | 0 |
| Madison County | 21151C | County | 59 | 2017-12-21 | 2012-10-02 | 18 | 0 |
| Magoffin County | 21153C | County | 48 | 2015-09-16 | 2013-01-02 | 48 | 0 |
| Marion County | 21155C | County | 21 | 2023-05-23 | 2023-05-23 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall County | 21157C | County | 51 | 2011-06-02 | 2011-06-02 | 51 | 1 |
| Martin County | 21159C | County | 57 | 2015-09-16 | 2015-09-16 | 57 | 0 |
| Mason County | 21161C | County | 44 | 2021-01-29 | 2013-04-16 | 42 | 0 |
| McCracken County | 21145C | County | 50 | 2011-11-02 | 2011-11-02 | 50 | 0 |
| McCreary County | 21147C | County | 21 | 2015-03-16 | 2009-09-02 | 21 | 0 |
| McLean County | 21149C | County | 27 | 2022-09-01 | 2011-04-18 | 4 | 0 |
| Meade County | 21163C | County | 19 | 2011-07-18 | 2011-07-18 | 19 | 0 |
| Menifee County | 21165C | County | 17 | 2012-06-05 | 2012-06-05 | 17 | 0 |
| Mercer County | 21167C | County | 24 | 2025-10-16 | 2008-09-17 | 3 | 0 |
| Metcalfe County | 21169C | County | 15 | 2010-05-03 | 2010-05-03 | 15 | 0 |
| Monroe County | 21171C | County | 26 | 2012-07-12 | 2012-07-12 | 26 | 0 |
| Montgomery County | 21173C | County | 21 | 2025-02-28 | 2011-01-06 | 11 | 0 |
| Morgan County | 21175C | County | 19 | 2015-09-16 | 2008-08-19 | 19 | 0 |
| Muhlenberg County | 21177C | County | 52 | 2013-10-16 | 2013-10-16 | 52 | 0 |
| Nelson County | 21179C | County | 37 | 2025-10-16 | 2011-05-24 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicholas County | 21181C | County | 12 | 2025-02-28 | 2010-08-05 | 4 | 0 |
| Ohio County | 21183C | County | 59 | 2022-09-01 | 2011-06-02 | 52 | 0 |
| Oldham County | 21185C | County | 33 | 2025-10-16 | 2006-09-20 | 4 | 0 |
| Owen County | 21187C | County | 29 | 2017-12-21 | 2011-06-02 | 14 | 0 |
| Owsley County | 21189C | County | 13 | 2009-03-16 | 2009-03-16 | 13 | 1 |
| Pendleton County | 21191C | County | 60 | 2013-06-18 | 2013-06-18 | 60 | 0 |
| Perry County | 21193C | County | 31 | 2024-08-14 | 2006-08-02 | 5 | 0 |
| Pike County | 21195C | County | 149 | 2015-09-16 | 2008-05-02 | 149 | 3 |
| Powell County | 21197C | County | 23 | 2010-02-17 | 2010-02-17 | 23 | 0 |
| Pulaski County | 21199C | County | 40 | 2010-07-22 | 2010-07-22 | 40 | 1 |
| Robertson County | 21201C | County | 7 | 2010-05-20 | 2010-05-20 | 7 | 0 |
| Rockcastle County | 21203C | County | 15 | 2009-08-03 | 2009-08-03 | 15 | 0 |
| Rowan County | 21205C | County | 32 | 2011-04-18 | 2011-04-18 | 32 | 0 |
| Russell County | 21207C | County | 34 | 2010-08-19 | 2010-08-19 | 34 | 0 |
| Scott County | 21209C | County | 32 | 2017-12-21 | 2014-01-08 | 13 | 2 |
| Shelby County | 21211C | County | 18 | 2025-10-16 | 2009-09-02 | 2 | 0 |
| Simpson County | 21213C | County | 17 | 2011-03-17 | 2011-03-17 | 17 | 0 |
| Spencer County | 21215C | County | 19 | 2025-10-16 | 2025-10-16 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor County | 21217C | County | 24 | 2011-05-24 | 2011-05-24 | 24 | 0 |
| Todd County | 21219C | County | 17 | 2010-07-22 | 2010-07-22 | 17 | 0 |
| Trigg County | 21221C | County | 36 | 2019-04-19 | 2013-03-19 | 8 | 0 |
| Trimble County | 21223C | County | 13 | 2021-03-23 | 2021-03-23 | 0 | 0 |
| Union County | 21225C | County | 40 | 2023-10-05 | 2009-09-02 | 20 | 2 |
| Warren County | 21227C | County | 54 | 2007-05-02 | 2007-05-02 | 54 | 4 |
| Washington County | 21229C | County | 19 | 2023-05-23 | 2023-05-23 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne County | 21231C | County | 34 | 2009-09-02 | 2009-09-02 | 34 | 0 |
| Webster County | 21233C | County | 30 | 2023-10-05 | 2013-12-17 | 12 | 0 |
| Whitley County | 21235C | County | 42 | 2021-05-18 | 2006-08-02 | 41 | 0 |
| Wolfe County | 21237C | County | 11 | 2024-08-14 | 2008-09-17 | 6 | 0 |
| Woodford County | 21239C | County | 27 | 2017-12-21 | 2011-08-02 | 8 | 0 |
Source: FEMA NFHL layers 1, 3 and 22 and the Census Bureau county gazetteer, computed September 29, 2026. All states ยท API reference