Flood map coverage in New Hampshire
FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer holds 1,511 FIRM panels for New Hampshire from 9 digital flood map databases, reaching 9 of its 10 counties. Computed September 29, 2026.
1,511FIRM panels
76%took effect before September 29, 2016
2026-06-10newest panel (33011C0036E)
24LOMRs in effect
What to expect from lookups here
- 1 county has 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 Cheshire County (33005C), last revised 2006-05-23.
A real lookup in New Hampshire
The point is the Census internal point of Hillsborough County, the county with New Hampshire'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=42.91153 -d lon=-71.72306{
"query": {
"lat": 42.91153,
"lon": -71.72306
},
"location": {
"lat": 42.91153,
"lon": -71.72306,
"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": "33011C",
"polygon_id": "33011C_9111",
"at_zone_boundary": false,
"other_zones": []
},
"firm_panel": {
"panel": "33011C0340D",
"effective_date": "2009-09-25",
"panel_type": "Countywide, Panel Printed",
"dfirm_id": "33011C",
"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": 42.91153,
"lon": -71.72306
},
"queried_at": "2026-09-29T08:37:49Z",
"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 New Hampshire
| Map | DFIRM ID | ID type | Panels | Newest panel | Oldest panel | Over 10 years old | LOMRs in effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County | 33003C | County | 154 | 2013-03-19 | 2013-03-19 | 154 | 1 |
| Cheshire County | 33005C | County | 137 | 2006-05-23 | 2006-05-23 | 137 | 2 |
| Coos County | 33007C | County | 226 | 2013-02-20 | 2013-02-20 | 226 | 0 |
| Grafton County | 33009C | County | 273 | 2024-02-08 | 2008-02-20 | 124 | 0 |
| Hillsborough County | 33011C | County | 233 | 2026-06-10 | 2009-09-25 | 163 | 9 |
| Merrimack County | 33013C | County | 179 | 2026-01-23 | 2010-04-19 | 84 | 1 |
| Rockingham County | 33015C | County | 155 | 2021-01-29 | 2005-05-17 | 113 | 7 |
| Strafford County | 33017C | County | 78 | 2015-09-30 | 2005-05-17 | 78 | 2 |
| Sullivan County | 33019C | County | 76 | 2006-05-23 | 2006-05-23 | 76 | 2 |
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.
- Belknap County (33001)
Source: FEMA NFHL layers 1, 3 and 22 and the Census Bureau county gazetteer, computed September 29, 2026. All states ยท API reference