Flood zone · West Virginia
Flood zone in West Virginia
Flood zone (FEMA NFHL) data for ZIP codes in West Virginia. 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 →
West Virginia top concern
Mining-affected water, flooding (Appalachian valleys)
West Virginia's coal-mining counties face elevated EPA SDWIS compliance risk including the Elk River 2014 chemical spill legacy. Appalachian FEMA AE zones in narrow valleys are sensitive to FIRM revisions. Radon Zone 1-2.
See West Virginia state page for the full state-level rollup across all 12 dimensions.
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