Flood map coverage in Virginia
FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer holds 5,099 FIRM panels for Virginia from 116 digital flood map databases, reaching 116 of its 133 counties. Computed September 29, 2026.
5,099FIRM panels
62%took effect before September 29, 2016
2026-07-07newest panel (5101560014F)
246LOMRs in effect
What to expect from lookups here
- 17 counties have no digital FIRM in the NFHL (listed below). Points there come back
"mapped": false. - 21 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 Buchanan County (51027C), last revised 1997-08-19.
- 12 panels carry a placeholder effective date in FEMA's data; for points on those panels
firm_panel.effective_dateisnull.
A real lookup in Virginia
The point is the center of FIRM panel 5101560014F, Virginia's most recently effective printed 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=36.89063 -d lon=-76.57813{
"query": {
"lat": 36.89063,
"lon": -76.57813
},
"location": {
"lat": 36.89063,
"lon": -76.57813,
"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": "51093C",
"polygon_id": "51093C_1356",
"at_zone_boundary": false,
"other_zones": []
},
"firm_panel": {
"panel": "51093C0165F",
"effective_date": "2026-01-09",
"panel_type": "Countywide, Panel Printed",
"dfirm_id": "51093C",
"other_panels": [
{
"panel": "5101560014F",
"effective_date": "2026-07-07",
"panel_type": "Community Based, Panel Printed",
"dfirm_id": "510156"
}
]
},
"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": 36.89063,
"lon": -76.57813
},
"queried_at": "2026-09-29T08:36:47Z",
"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 Virginia
| Map | DFIRM ID | ID type | Panels | Newest panel | Oldest panel | Over 10 years old | LOMRs in effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | 51001C | County | 119 | 2015-05-18 | 2015-05-18 | 119 | 1 |
| Albemarle County | 51003C | County | 57 | 2016-05-16 | 2005-02-04 | 57 | 14 |
| Alleghany County | 51005C | County | 49 | 2010-12-17 | 2010-12-17 | 49 | 1 |
| Amelia County | 51007C | County | 13 | 2021-10-07 | 2009-04-15 | 1 | 0 |
| Amherst County | 51009C | County | 51 | 2025-02-14 | 2025-02-14 | 0 | 0 |
| Appomattox County | 51011C | County | 27 | 2025-10-16 | 2025-10-16 | 0 | 0 |
| Arlington County | 51013C | County | 14 | 2023-11-16 | 2023-11-16 | 0 | 4 |
| Augusta County | 51015C | County | 120 | 2015-08-03 | 2007-09-28 | 120 | 2 |
| Bath County | 51017C | County | 34 | 2009-04-02 | 2009-04-02 | 34 | 1 |
| Bedford County | 51019C | County | 76 | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | 76 | 0 |
| Bland County | 51021C | County | 28 | 2008-04-02 | 2008-04-02 | 28 | 0 |
| Botetourt County | 51023C | County | 50 | 2010-12-17 | 2010-12-17 | 50 | 0 |
| Brunswick County | 51025C | County | 29 | 2025-12-11 | 2025-12-11 | 0 | 0 |
| Buchanan County | 51027C | County | 143 | 1997-08-19 | 1997-08-19 | 143 | 6 |
| Buckingham County | 51029C | County | 45 | 2025-03-25 | 2025-03-25 | 0 | 0 |
| Campbell County | 51031C | County | 70 | 2008-08-28 | 2008-08-28 | 70 | 0 |
| Caroline County | 51033C | County | 46 | 2023-05-23 | 2009-03-02 | 8 | 1 |
| Carroll County | 51035C | County | 24 | 2008-08-28 | 2008-08-28 | 24 | 0 |
| Charles City County | 51036C | County | 30 | 2022-04-20 | 2009-03-16 | 17 | 2 |
| Charlotte County | 51037C | County | 21 | 2025-09-19 | 2025-09-19 | 0 | 0 |
| Chesterfield County | 51041C | County | 79 | 2024-05-08 | 2024-05-08 | 0 | 3 |
| City of Alexandria | 515519 | Community-numbered | 18 | 2024-01-11 | 2024-01-11 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Bristol | 510022 | Community-numbered | 10 | 2004-02-04 | 2004-02-04 | 10 | 2 |
| City of Chesapeake | 510034 | Community-numbered | 122 | 2014-12-16 | 2014-12-16 | 122 | 0 |
| City of Colonial Heights | 510039 | Community-numbered | 8 | 2024-01-11 | 2024-01-11 | 0 | 2 |
| City of Fairfax | 515524 | Community-numbered | 6 | 2023-11-16 | 2023-11-16 | 0 | 2 |
| City of Falls Church | 510054 | Community-numbered | 6 | 2024-06-06 | 2024-06-06 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Franklin | 510060 | Community-numbered | 8 | 2026-03-17 | 2026-03-17 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Fredericksburg | 510065 | Community-numbered | 12 | 2023-04-05 | 2007-09-19 | 5 | 0 |
| City of Galax | 510066 | Community-numbered | 6 | 2008-08-28 | 2008-08-28 | 6 | 0 |
| City of Hampton | 515527 | Community-numbered | 32 | 2016-05-16 | 2016-05-16 | 32 | 2 |
| City of Hopewell | 510080 | Community-numbered | 16 | 2022-12-15 | 2011-06-16 | 10 | 0 |
| City of Lynchburg | 510093 | Community-numbered | 27 | 2008-06-03 | 2008-06-03 | 27 | 2 |
| City of Newport News | 510103 | Community-numbered | 52 | 2014-12-09 | 2014-12-09 | 52 | 4 |
| City of Norfolk | 510104 | Community-numbered | 31 | 2017-02-17 | 2017-02-17 | 0 | 1 |
| City of Petersburg | 510112 | Community-numbered | 20 | 2022-12-15 | 2022-12-15 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Poquoson | 510183 | Community-numbered | 20 | 2014-12-16 | 2014-12-16 | 20 | 1 |
| City of Portsmouth | 515529 | Community-numbered | 23 | 2015-08-03 | 2015-08-03 | 23 | 1 |
| City of Radford | 510127 | Community-numbered | 9 | 2020-06-19 | 2020-06-19 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Richmond | 510129 | Community-numbered | 36 | 2025-07-08 | 2025-07-08 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Suffolk | 510156 | Community-numbered | 71 | 2026-07-07 | 2026-07-07 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Virginia Beach | 515531 | Community-numbered | 83 | 2015-01-16 | 2009-05-04 | 83 | 3 |
| Clarke County | 51043C | County | 39 | 2007-09-28 | 2007-09-28 | 39 | 0 |
| Craig County | 51045C | County | 22 | 2009-04-02 | 2009-04-02 | 22 | 0 |
| Culpeper County | 51047C | County | 30 | 2021-02-26 | 2021-02-26 | 0 | 0 |
| Cumberland County | 51049C | County | 22 | 2024-05-22 | 2024-05-22 | 0 | 0 |
| Dickenson County | 51051C | County | 42 | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | 42 | 1 |
| Dinwiddie County | 51053C | County | 24 | 2022-06-01 | 2022-06-01 | 0 | 0 |
| Essex County | 51057C | County | 38 | 2021-10-21 | 2009-03-16 | 7 | 0 |
| Fairfax County | 51059C | County | 59 | 2010-09-17 | 2010-09-17 | 59 | 26 |
| Fauquier County | 51061C | County | 45 | 2024-04-25 | 2024-04-25 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd County | 51063C | County | 31 | 2008-04-16 | 2008-04-16 | 31 | 0 |
| Fluvanna County | 51065C | County | 39 | 2008-05-16 | 2008-05-16 | 39 | 1 |
| Franklin County | 51067C | County | 60 | 2010-01-06 | 2008-12-16 | 60 | 0 |
| Frederick County | 51069C | County | 32 | 2021-01-29 | 2021-01-29 | 0 | 2 |
| Giles County | 51071C | County | 75 | 2009-09-25 | 2009-09-25 | 75 | 1 |
| Gloucester County | 51073C | County | 42 | 2021-10-21 | 2014-11-19 | 6 | 0 |
| Goochland County | 51075C | County | 47 | 2024-10-10 | 2008-12-02 | 6 | 1 |
| Grayson County | 51077C | County | 40 | 2008-08-28 | 2008-08-28 | 40 | 0 |
| Greene County | 51079C | County | 14 | 2021-03-23 | 2021-03-23 | 0 | 0 |
| Greensville County | 51081C | County | 25 | 2025-12-11 | 2025-12-11 | 0 | 0 |
| Halifax County | 51083C | County | 43 | 2009-10-16 | 2009-10-16 | 43 | 1 |
| Hanover County | 51085C | County | 79 | 2024-06-20 | 2008-12-02 | 12 | 2 |
| Henrico County | 51087C | County | 106 | 2024-04-25 | 2024-04-25 | 0 | 3 |
| Henry County | 51089C | County | 44 | 2008-09-26 | 2008-09-26 | 44 | 0 |
| Highland County | 51091C | County | 16 | 2009-04-02 | 2009-04-02 | 16 | 0 |
| Isle of Wight County | 51093C | County | 55 | 2026-01-09 | 2015-12-02 | 12 | 0 |
| James City County | 51095C | County | 78 | 2015-12-16 | 2015-12-16 | 78 | 1 |
| King and Queen County | 51097C | County | 43 | 2021-10-21 | 2021-10-21 | 0 | 1 |
| King George County | 51099C | County | 42 | 2021-12-02 | 2021-12-02 | 0 | 0 |
| King William County | 51101C | County | 35 | 2023-05-09 | 2009-07-20 | 1 | 0 |
| Lancaster County | 51103C | County | 37 | 2022-07-05 | 2014-10-02 | 9 | 0 |
| Lee County | 51105C | County | 58 | 2011-02-18 | 2011-02-18 | 58 | 0 |
| Loudoun County | 51107C | County | 68 | 2017-02-17 | 2017-02-17 | 0 | 40 |
| Louisa County | 51109C | County | 29 | 2020-07-22 | 2020-07-22 | 0 | 0 |
| Lunenburg County | 51111C | County | 26 | 2025-05-06 | 2025-05-06 | 0 | 0 |
| Madison County | 51113C | County | 28 | 2020-09-18 | 2020-09-18 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathews County | 51115C | County | 27 | 2014-12-09 | 2007-11-16 | 27 | 3 |
| Mecklenburg County | 51117C | County | 32 | 2009-09-11 | 2009-09-11 | 32 | 1 |
| Middlesex County | 51119C | County | 29 | 2022-05-17 | 2022-05-17 | 0 | 0 |
| Montgomery County | 51121C | County | 68 | 2012-01-06 | 2009-09-25 | 68 | 1 |
| Nelson County | 51125C | County | 75 | 2025-08-05 | 2025-08-05 | 0 | 0 |
| New Kent County | 51127C | County | 29 | 2021-10-21 | 2009-09-25 | 5 | 0 |
| Northampton County | 51131C | County | 69 | 2015-03-02 | 2008-08-28 | 69 | 1 |
| Northumberland County | 51133C | County | 53 | 2021-12-30 | 2015-02-18 | 7 | 0 |
| Nottoway County | 51135C | County | 13 | 2022-05-03 | 2022-05-03 | 0 | 0 |
| Orange County | 51137C | County | 27 | 2022-05-17 | 2022-05-17 | 0 | 0 |
| Page County | 51139C | County | 36 | 2007-01-05 | 2007-01-05 | 36 | 0 |
| Patrick County | 51141C | County | 21 | 2008-08-19 | 2008-08-19 | 21 | 0 |
| Pittsylvania County | 51143C | County | 128 | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | 128 | 1 |
| Powhatan County | 51145C | County | 39 | 2024-09-26 | 2024-09-26 | 0 | 0 |
| Prince Edward County | 51147C | County | 32 | 2023-04-19 | 2009-10-02 | 7 | 1 |
| Prince George County | 51149C | County | 34 | 2023-02-09 | 2012-05-16 | 8 | 0 |
| Prince William County | 51153C | County | 98 | 2015-08-03 | 1995-01-05 | 98 | 71 |
| Pulaski County | 51155C | County | 35 | 2024-01-11 | 2008-09-26 | 5 | 0 |
| Rappahannock County | 51157C | County | 17 | 2021-02-26 | 2021-02-26 | 0 | 0 |
| Richmond County | 51159C | County | 29 | 2022-07-05 | 2008-12-16 | 6 | 0 |
| Roanoke County | 51161C | County | 87 | 2007-09-28 | 2007-09-28 | 87 | 9 |
| Rockbridge County | 51163C | County | 45 | 2000-04-06 | 2000-04-06 | 45 | 3 |
| Rockingham County | 51165C | County | 107 | 2014-08-18 | 2008-02-06 | 107 | 5 |
| Russell County | 51167C | County | 48 | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | 48 | 0 |
| Scott County | 51169C | County | 57 | 2015-01-07 | 2015-01-07 | 57 | 0 |
| Shenandoah County | 51171C | County | 44 | 2006-02-02 | 2003-07-16 | 44 | 1 |
| Smyth County | 51173C | County | 45 | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | 45 | 0 |
| Southampton County | 51175C | County | 37 | 2026-03-17 | 2026-03-17 | 0 | 0 |
| Spotsylvania County | 51177C | County | 20 | 2023-05-09 | 2023-05-09 | 0 | 0 |
| Stafford County | 51179C | County | 72 | 2023-06-21 | 2015-02-18 | 1 | 0 |
| Surry County | 51181C | County | 30 | 2022-04-06 | 2015-05-04 | 8 | 1 |
| Sussex County | 51183C | County | 30 | 2009-07-07 | 2009-07-07 | 30 | 0 |
| Tazewell County | 51185C | County | 71 | 2011-02-18 | 2011-02-18 | 71 | 1 |
| Warren County | 51187C | County | 23 | 2008-06-03 | 2008-06-03 | 23 | 0 |
| Washington County | 51191C | County | 58 | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | 58 | 4 |
| Westmoreland County | 51193C | County | 44 | 2022-05-17 | 2009-08-18 | 10 | 0 |
| Wise County | 51195C | County | 41 | 2011-02-18 | 2011-02-18 | 41 | 1 |
| Wythe County | 51197C | County | 44 | 2008-05-02 | 2008-05-02 | 44 | 4 |
| York County | 51199C | County | 51 | 2015-01-16 | 2015-01-16 | 51 | 3 |
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.
- Buena Vista city (51530)
- Charlottesville city (51540)
- Covington city (51580)
- Danville city (51590)
- Emporia city (51595)
- Harrisonburg city (51660)
- Lexington city (51678)
- Manassas city (51683)
- Manassas Park city (51685)
- Martinsville city (51690)
- Norton city (51720)
- Roanoke city (51770)
- Salem city (51775)
- Staunton city (51790)
- Waynesboro city (51820)
- Williamsburg city (51830)
- Winchester city (51840)
Source: FEMA NFHL layers 1, 3 and 22 and the Census Bureau county gazetteer, computed September 29, 2026. All states ยท API reference