Flood zone · Oregon
Flood zone in Oregon
Flood zone (FEMA NFHL) data for ZIP codes in Oregon. Pick a ZIP below to dive into the flood zone summary.
Last verified 2026-09-24 · methodology
What lands here
Not on zipradar yet. The plan is the FEMA flood zone code, what it means in plain English, and the base flood elevation where assigned. Until then, look the address up on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center.
Source & refresh
FEMA NFHL. Refreshed quarterly loma updates. Primary source →
Oregon top concern
Wildfire, Cascadia seismic, coastal flood
Oregon has high WUI wildfire risk in the Cascades + eastern + southern forests. Cascadia subduction zone shapes long-term seismic risk. Coastal FEMA VE/AE zones; Portland metro carries some LCRR obligations.
See Oregon state page for the full state-level rollup across all 12 dimensions.
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