Fairfax County Flood Map

This represents 4% of all properties in the county. There are 13,248 properties in fairfax county that have greater than a 26% chance of being severely affected by flooding over the next 30 years. In 2017, fairfax completed the documentation for participation in crs which resulted in a reduction in flood insurance rates for residents.

Flood risk overview for fairfax county. Significant community review of the maps has already taken place, but before. Zones designated a and ae are delineated, and watershed boundaries are displayed.

To depict the approximate location of the 100 year floodplain for those streams along which information is available at this time.

The city of fairfax participates in the federal emergency management agency's (fema) national flood insurance program (nfip). Fairfax county, va flood mapping milestones april 6, 2020 — flood risk review meeting to review draft flood hazard data. As a participating community, property owners in the city of fairfax can purchase insurance through this federal government program to protect against losses from flooding. The updated maps were produced in coordination with local, state and fema officials.