Blog · October 14, 2026 · Texas
Alice Flood Zone Map, Texas: a practical guide
Flood zones are set by FEMA, and checking one near Orange Grove takes a few minutes.
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Before an offer near Pernitas Point, look at the Alice flood zone map: the zone on that map shapes insurance, building rules and resale. Covered here for Alice: locating a parcel on FEMA's map, decoding A, AE and X, and pairing it with the appraisal district interactive map.
Checking the Alice flood zone map step by step
The official source is FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: search an address around Pernitas Point, and choose the dynamic map. Rural land near Pernitas Point with no street number can still be found: pan from the closest town and click the spot.
The free map to start with
Begin with the appraisal district interactive map; it includes every assessed parcel from Premont to Pernitas Point. For land near Premont, put in a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, then pick the result to center the map on it. On ground around San Diego, a pop-up or side panel normally shows the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, the parcel number and in many cases the last transfer.
Water near Premont
Low-lying fields near Premont aren't always studied in detail, so look for water marks and debris lines. Wet ground around Orange Grove is a separate issue from flood zones; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
Alice, TX: the basics
Alice lies within Jim Wells County, Texas, which means parcel data comes from the county. Alice is also the county seat, so deeds and plats are filed in town. For land near Orange Grove, city or town hall handles matters such as zoning, permits and utilities inside its limits, and the county still keeps the parcel and deed records. Lots just outside the town limits near Orange Grove often follows county rules instead.
What the zone letters mean
An AE label comes with a base flood elevation, which plain A zones lack; builders around San Diego design to it. If you're looking near Pernitas Point, shaded Zone X marks moderate flood hazard, between the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floods; unshaded X is minimal risk.
Parcel lines plus flood zones
FEMA doesn't draw property lines, so open the appraisal district interactive map next for the outline of the tract near Pernitas Point.
Next door to Jim Wells County
Jim Wells County meets Brooks County, Duval County, Kleberg County, Live Oak County, and Nueces County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. A tract near the line by Pernitas Point can be split in two county records, so open the adjacent map too. Closer to San Diego, the Platbookmapper state page links each bordering county map for Texas.
Which office to call
If the acreage or value on a parcel near San Diego looks off are handled by the appraisal district, since that office keeps the assessment data. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Premont go to planning, building or health offices, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Deeds, plats and who keeps them
The map is an index, not the title: deeds, plats and easements for land near Pernitas Point sit with the County Clerk. Older tracts around Premont can trace back through several deeds, and a title company earns its fee before a purchase.
A short flood checklist
Ask the seller about past flood claims for the house near San Diego; getting a quote early avoids surprises.
Field tips
Most viewers work in a phone browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Premont, though signal can drop in rural spots. A printout of the tract near Pernitas Point helps when you meet an owner or agent.
Places you'll see on the map
Alice holds the county offices, where most land records are kept. You'll also find Orange Grove, Premont, San Diego, and Pernitas Point. Around 38,662 people call Jim Wells County home (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) on some 865 square miles. Jim Wells County was organized in 1911, and some chains of title near Pernitas Point are long.
What a flood zone means for a buyer
For a parcel near Premont, get the Elevation Certificate if one exists: it compares the building to the BFE. Remodeling a house in a zone near Premont often needs a floodplain permit; ask the local floodplain administrator early.
Quick answers
Is flood insurance mandatory near Pernitas Point?
It depends, but for a building near Pernitas Point in an A or V zone with a federally backed or regulated mortgage, it's generally required; elsewhere it's optional.
How do I check the flood zone for an address in Alice?
Good question; look up the spot near Premont in FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer viewer, and the zone code appears on the map.
Is Zone X safe from flooding near Orange Grove?
Good question; Zone X near Premont means moderate (shaded) or minimal (unshaded) mapped risk, and floods still happen outside high-risk zones.
What is a base flood elevation around Pernitas Point?
Short answer: the base flood elevation is the water level expected in the 1% annual chance flood; surveyors near Pernitas Point use it often.
What is a parcel ID near Orange Grove?
It's the number the appraisal district uses to track a tract near Premont, and it's on the record panel and tax bills.
Open the official Jim Wells County, TX parcel map See it in the Platbookmapper directory
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.