Flood map coverage in Vermont
FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer holds 1,058 FIRM panels for Vermont from 13 digital flood map databases, reaching 11 of its 14 counties. Computed September 29, 2026.
1,058FIRM panels
100%took effect before September 29, 2016
2015-12-02newest panel (50003C0500D)
6LOMRs 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. - 7 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 Village of Bradford (500234), last revised 1998-06-22.
A real lookup in Vermont
The point is the Census internal point of Bennington County, the county with Vermont'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=43.03533 -d lon=-73.11146{
"query": {
"lat": 43.03533,
"lon": -73.11146
},
"location": {
"lat": 43.03533,
"lon": -73.11146,
"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": "50003C",
"polygon_id": "50003C_599",
"at_zone_boundary": false,
"other_zones": []
},
"firm_panel": {
"panel": "50003C0325D",
"effective_date": "2015-12-02",
"panel_type": "Countywide, Panel Printed",
"dfirm_id": "50003C",
"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": 43.03533,
"lon": -73.11146
},
"queried_at": "2026-09-29T08:38:01Z",
"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 Vermont
| Map | DFIRM ID | ID type | Panels | Newest panel | Oldest panel | Over 10 years old | LOMRs in effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennington County | 50003C | County | 112 | 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-02 | 112 | 1 |
| Chittenden County | 50007C | County | 139 | 2014-08-04 | 2011-07-18 | 139 | 1 |
| Rutland County | 50021C | County | 170 | 2008-08-28 | 2008-08-28 | 170 | 0 |
| Town of Hardwick | 500027 | Community-numbered | 12 | 2002-07-17 | 2002-07-17 | 12 | 0 |
| Town of Jay | 500253 | Community-numbered | 4 | 2000-08-23 | 2000-08-23 | 4 | 0 |
| Town of Montgomery | 500056 | Community-numbered | 13 | 2001-07-05 | 2001-07-05 | 13 | 0 |
| Town of Newbury | 500237 | Community-numbered | 6 | 1999-07-21 | 1999-07-21 | 6 | 0 |
| Town of Stowe | 500066 | Community-numbered | 27 | 2005-08-04 | 2005-08-04 | 27 | 0 |
| Town of Wolcott | 500068 | Community-numbered | 12 | 2000-06-06 | 2000-06-06 | 12 | 0 |
| Village of Bradford | 500234 | Community-numbered | 1 | 1998-06-22 | 1998-06-22 | 1 | 0 |
| Washington County | 50023C | County | 161 | 2013-03-19 | 2013-03-19 | 161 | 0 |
| Windham County | 50025C | County | 160 | 2007-09-28 | 2007-09-28 | 160 | 3 |
| Windsor County | 50027C | County | 241 | 2007-09-28 | 2007-09-28 | 241 | 1 |
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.
- Addison County (50001)
- Essex County (50009)
- Grand Isle County (50013)
Source: FEMA NFHL layers 1, 3 and 22 and the Census Bureau county gazetteer, computed September 29, 2026. All states ยท API reference