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Flood Zone at Address

By Tom Hay

flood-zone-at-address

The FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer zone for one US address: the zone code, its plain-language subtype, whether it is a Special Flood Hazard Area, and the base flood elevation when one is set.

Recipe inputs
Complete fields before a run.
Full US street address, with the city and the state.
Output example
Representative published output.
{
  "note": "Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, the regulatory flood map. A lender's flood determination can differ. For a zone that starts with A or V, get a flood insurance quote before the offer.",
  "zone": "X",
  "address": "2314 Northeast 46th Avenue, Portland, OR 97213, United States of America",
  "subtype": "Area of minimal flood hazard",
  "summary": "Zone X, an area of minimal flood hazard, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area.",
  "latitude": 45.5389,
  "longitude": -122.6163,
  "base_flood_elevation_ft": null,
  "in_special_flood_hazard_area": false
}