Flood map coverage in Tennessee
FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer holds 4,731 FIRM panels for Tennessee from 95 digital flood map databases, reaching 95 of its 95 counties. Computed September 29, 2026.
4,731FIRM panels
82%took effect before September 29, 2016
2025-11-28newest panel (47007C0400D)
112LOMRs 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 Hardin County (47071C), last revised 2006-06-16.
A real lookup in Tennessee
The point is the Census internal point of Bledsoe County, the county with Tennessee'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=35.59356 -d lon=-85.20591{
"query": {
"lat": 35.59356,
"lon": -85.20591
},
"location": {
"lat": 35.59356,
"lon": -85.20591,
"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": "47007C",
"polygon_id": "47007C_54",
"at_zone_boundary": false,
"other_zones": []
},
"firm_panel": {
"panel": "47007C0254C",
"effective_date": "2010-11-26",
"panel_type": "Countywide, Panel Printed",
"dfirm_id": "47007C",
"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": 35.59356,
"lon": -85.20591
},
"queried_at": "2026-09-29T08:37:59Z",
"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 Tennessee
| Map | DFIRM ID | ID type | Panels | Newest panel | Oldest panel | Over 10 years old | LOMRs in effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | 47001C | County | 67 | 2009-05-04 | 2007-01-17 | 67 | 5 |
| Bedford County | 47003C | County | 30 | 2007-08-02 | 2007-08-02 | 30 | 0 |
| Benton County | 47005C | County | 54 | 2012-07-03 | 2012-07-03 | 54 | 0 |
| Bledsoe County | 47007C | County | 53 | 2025-11-28 | 2010-11-26 | 35 | 0 |
| Blount County | 47009C | County | 51 | 2007-09-19 | 2007-09-19 | 51 | 2 |
| Bradley County | 47011C | County | 51 | 2025-11-28 | 2007-02-02 | 16 | 0 |
| Campbell County | 47013C | County | 46 | 2007-09-28 | 2007-09-28 | 46 | 0 |
| Cannon County | 47015C | County | 44 | 2023-05-09 | 2010-12-03 | 9 | 0 |
| Carroll County | 47017C | County | 79 | 2008-03-18 | 2008-03-18 | 79 | 0 |
| Carter County | 47019C | County | 38 | 2025-02-14 | 2008-09-26 | 36 | 0 |
| Cheatham County | 47021C | County | 56 | 2021-02-26 | 2010-09-17 | 2 | 0 |
| Chester County | 47023C | County | 30 | 2009-05-04 | 2007-09-28 | 30 | 0 |
| Claiborne County | 47025C | County | 26 | 2015-03-16 | 2009-09-25 | 26 | 0 |
| Clay County | 47027C | County | 34 | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | 34 | 0 |
| Cocke County | 47029C | County | 29 | 2009-09-25 | 2009-09-25 | 29 | 1 |
| Coffee County | 47031C | County | 56 | 2020-05-15 | 2008-08-04 | 52 | 1 |
| Crockett County | 47033C | County | 20 | 2009-09-25 | 2009-09-25 | 20 | 0 |
| Cumberland County | 47035C | County | 50 | 2007-11-16 | 2007-11-16 | 50 | 0 |
| Davidson County | 47037C | County | 168 | 2024-06-20 | 2017-04-05 | 0 | 4 |
| Decatur County | 47039C | County | 29 | 2010-04-19 | 2010-04-19 | 29 | 0 |
| DeKalb County | 47041C | County | 30 | 2025-02-14 | 2010-04-19 | 25 | 0 |
| Dickson County | 47043C | County | 66 | 2021-01-15 | 2009-09-25 | 29 | 0 |
| Dyer County | 47045C | County | 32 | 2008-10-16 | 2008-10-16 | 32 | 1 |
| Fayette County | 47047C | County | 74 | 2008-11-05 | 2008-11-05 | 74 | 3 |
| Fentress County | 47049C | County | 14 | 2010-03-02 | 2010-03-02 | 14 | 0 |
| Franklin County | 47051C | County | 56 | 2016-11-18 | 2008-08-04 | 54 | 1 |
| Gibson County | 47053C | County | 54 | 2008-11-05 | 2008-11-05 | 54 | 0 |
| Giles County | 47055C | County | 57 | 2007-09-28 | 2007-09-28 | 57 | 0 |
| Grainger County | 47057C | County | 15 | 2008-12-16 | 2008-12-16 | 15 | 0 |
| Greene County | 47059C | County | 44 | 2006-07-03 | 2006-07-03 | 44 | 1 |
| Grundy County | 47061C | County | 40 | 2009-09-25 | 2009-09-25 | 40 | 0 |
| Hamblen County | 47063C | County | 24 | 2006-07-03 | 2006-07-03 | 24 | 3 |
| Hamilton County | 47065C | County | 130 | 2025-11-28 | 2016-02-03 | 18 | 1 |
| Hancock County | 47067C | County | 14 | 2010-06-18 | 2010-06-18 | 14 | 0 |
| Hardeman County | 47069C | County | 41 | 2007-09-28 | 2007-09-28 | 41 | 0 |
| Hardin County | 47071C | County | 52 | 2006-06-16 | 2006-06-16 | 52 | 0 |
| Hawkins County | 47073C | County | 59 | 2024-06-06 | 2006-07-03 | 56 | 0 |
| Haywood County | 47075C | County | 43 | 2008-04-16 | 2008-04-16 | 43 | 0 |
| Henderson County | 47077C | County | 72 | 2008-04-16 | 2008-04-16 | 72 | 0 |
| Henry County | 47079C | County | 24 | 2007-09-28 | 2007-09-28 | 24 | 0 |
| Hickman County | 47081C | County | 58 | 2008-08-04 | 2008-08-04 | 58 | 1 |
| Houston County | 47083C | County | 24 | 2021-01-15 | 2010-10-19 | 11 | 0 |
| Humphreys County | 47085C | County | 34 | 2009-09-25 | 2009-09-25 | 34 | 0 |
| Jackson County | 47087C | County | 37 | 2024-04-25 | 2010-04-19 | 34 | 0 |
| Jefferson County | 47089C | County | 34 | 2008-12-16 | 2008-12-16 | 34 | 1 |
| Johnson County | 47091C | County | 39 | 2009-06-16 | 2009-06-16 | 39 | 0 |
| Knox County | 47093C | County | 132 | 2013-08-05 | 2007-05-02 | 132 | 7 |
| Lake County | 47095C | County | 18 | 2010-06-04 | 2010-06-04 | 18 | 0 |
| Lauderdale County | 47097C | County | 54 | 2007-09-28 | 2007-09-28 | 54 | 0 |
| Lawrence County | 47099C | County | 63 | 2016-11-18 | 2009-01-02 | 61 | 0 |
| Lewis County | 47101C | County | 13 | 2010-01-20 | 2010-01-20 | 13 | 0 |
| Lincoln County | 47103C | County | 34 | 2016-11-18 | 2007-09-19 | 29 | 0 |
| Loudon County | 47105C | County | 28 | 2007-05-16 | 2007-05-16 | 28 | 0 |
| Macon County | 47111C | County | 37 | 2010-10-19 | 2010-10-19 | 37 | 0 |
| Madison County | 47113C | County | 82 | 2009-08-03 | 2009-08-03 | 82 | 1 |
| Marion County | 47115C | County | 42 | 2025-11-28 | 2009-02-04 | 33 | 0 |
| Marshall County | 47117C | County | 44 | 2007-09-28 | 2007-09-28 | 44 | 0 |
| Maury County | 47119C | County | 53 | 2009-05-04 | 2007-04-16 | 53 | 9 |
| McMinn County | 47107C | County | 35 | 2025-11-28 | 2007-09-28 | 30 | 0 |
| McNairy County | 47109C | County | 80 | 2008-12-02 | 2008-12-02 | 80 | 0 |
| Meigs County | 47121C | County | 42 | 2025-11-28 | 2010-09-17 | 5 | 0 |
| Monroe County | 47123C | County | 69 | 2010-02-03 | 2010-02-03 | 69 | 0 |
| Montgomery County | 47125C | County | 89 | 2021-01-15 | 2008-03-18 | 53 | 0 |
| Moore County | 47127C | County | 24 | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | 24 | 0 |
| Morgan County | 47129C | County | 24 | 2007-06-18 | 2007-06-18 | 24 | 0 |
| Obion County | 47131C | County | 43 | 2008-11-05 | 2008-11-05 | 43 | 2 |
| Overton County | 47133C | County | 71 | 2009-05-18 | 2009-05-18 | 71 | 0 |
| Perry County | 47135C | County | 30 | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | 30 | 0 |
| Pickett County | 47137C | County | 12 | 2010-09-03 | 2010-09-03 | 12 | 0 |
| Polk County | 47139C | County | 43 | 2009-05-18 | 2009-05-18 | 43 | 0 |
| Putnam County | 47141C | County | 25 | 2025-02-14 | 2007-05-16 | 23 | 1 |
| Rhea County | 47143C | County | 66 | 2025-11-28 | 2008-11-05 | 24 | 0 |
| Roane County | 47145C | County | 61 | 2025-11-28 | 2007-09-28 | 57 | 1 |
| Robertson County | 47147C | County | 59 | 2021-02-26 | 2008-04-16 | 51 | 0 |
| Rutherford County | 47149C | County | 111 | 2023-05-09 | 2007-01-05 | 76 | 7 |
| Scott County | 47151C | County | 29 | 2007-09-28 | 2007-09-28 | 29 | 0 |
| Sequatchie County | 47153C | County | 26 | 2025-11-28 | 2010-06-04 | 14 | 0 |
| Sevier County | 47155C | County | 85 | 2009-05-18 | 2009-05-18 | 85 | 6 |
| Shelby County | 47157C | County | 89 | 2013-02-06 | 2007-09-28 | 89 | 17 |
| Smith County | 47159C | County | 53 | 2025-02-14 | 2010-09-29 | 36 | 1 |
| Stewart County | 47161C | County | 34 | 2021-01-15 | 2010-10-29 | 13 | 0 |
| Sullivan County | 47163C | County | 70 | 2024-07-31 | 2006-09-29 | 58 | 2 |
| Sumner County | 47165C | County | 94 | 2021-02-26 | 2012-04-17 | 80 | 8 |
| Tipton County | 47167C | County | 33 | 2009-05-04 | 2006-12-19 | 33 | 1 |
| Trousdale County | 47169C | County | 45 | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | 45 | 1 |
| Unicoi County | 47171C | County | 33 | 2008-09-03 | 2008-09-03 | 33 | 0 |
| Union County | 47173C | County | 42 | 2009-09-25 | 2009-09-25 | 42 | 0 |
| Van Buren County | 47175C | County | 9 | 2010-04-19 | 2010-04-19 | 9 | 0 |
| Warren County | 47177C | County | 52 | 2008-09-26 | 2008-09-26 | 52 | 0 |
| Washington County | 47179C | County | 63 | 2006-09-29 | 2006-09-29 | 63 | 4 |
| Wayne County | 47181C | County | 66 | 2009-08-03 | 2009-08-03 | 66 | 0 |
| Weakley County | 47183C | County | 31 | 2008-11-05 | 2008-11-05 | 31 | 0 |
| White County | 47185C | County | 18 | 2007-09-28 | 2007-09-28 | 18 | 0 |
| Williamson County | 47187C | County | 94 | 2024-12-20 | 2006-09-29 | 49 | 12 |
| Wilson County | 47189C | County | 103 | 2024-04-25 | 2008-02-20 | 70 | 7 |
Source: FEMA NFHL layers 1, 3 and 22 and the Census Bureau county gazetteer, computed September 29, 2026. All states ยท API reference