Blog · October 14, 2026 · Pennsylvania
Using the Archbald Flood Zone Map
The zone on FEMA's map affects insurance, building and resale near Jermyn.
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Before you buy or build near Jessup, look at the Archbald flood zone map: a mapped flood zone changes insurance, building rules and resale. Covered here for Archbald: finding the address on FEMA's map, decoding A, AE and X, and pairing it with the Lackawanna County GISViewer Parcels.
Checking the Archbald flood zone map step by step
Start with FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: search an address around Mayfield, and pick the FIRMette or map view. Rural land near Carbondale with no street number can still be found: search the nearest road then click the parcel area.
Opening the official parcel viewer
Go first to the Lackawanna County GISViewer Parcels; it maps each assessed parcel around Jessup and Mayfield. If you're looking near Olyphant, put in a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. On ground around Jermyn, the parcel card normally shows the owner of record, assessed acreage, a parcel ID and sometimes recent sales.
Legal descriptions in Pennsylvania
Older tracts around Jermyn are often described by metes and bounds, listing bearings, distances and landmarks. Subdivision lots in Carbondale usually use lot and block from a recorded plat instead, which is simpler to follow. Write down the legal description for the tract near Mayfield for any title or survey request.
Archbald, PA: the basics
Archbald lies within Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, which means parcel data comes from the county. With a lot near Blakely, city or town hall handles things like zoning, permits and utilities within town limits, but the county runs assessment and recording. Land beyond the town limits out by Carbondale often answers to county rules instead.
Next door to Lackawanna County
Lackawanna County borders Luzerne County, Monroe County, Susquehanna County, Wayne County, and Wyoming County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. A tract near the line by Jessup can show up across two assessors' files, so open the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. For acreage around Blakely, our state page links every neighboring county map across Pennsylvania.
Using it on a phone
Most viewers work in a phone browser, useful out on a road near Olyphant, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A printout of the tract near Blakely keeps working without signal.
Zones on the Archbald flood zone map
An AE label carries a published BFE, while plain Zone A does not; surveyors near Olyphant use that number. If the land is near Blakely, a shaded X area is moderate risk, roughly the 100- to 500-year range; unshaded X is minimal risk.
Getting answers from the right desk
For assessment questions about property around Carbondale belong with the county assessment office, which maintains the tax roll. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Mayfield need the planning or permitting office, town or county, depending on location.
What to request from a seller
Request whether the home has flooded for the house near Jessup; an insurance quote early avoids surprises.
Lining it up with the parcel map
FEMA's map shows zones but not ownership, so pair it with the Lackawanna County GISViewer Parcels to confirm you have the right parcel near Jermyn.
What the map can't tell you
Listed acreage is an estimate; just a licensed surveyor establishes the real boundary for a parcel near Jessup. If you're looking near Mayfield, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month can take weeks to appear.
Lenders and permits
For land near Carbondale, get the Elevation Certificate if one exists: it compares the building to the BFE. Building or adding on near Jessup in a mapped zone can trigger elevation rules; call the permitting office early.
Getting your bearings
Scranton holds the county offices, where most land records are kept. Other places on the map include Jermyn, Mayfield, Blakely, and Jessup, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Roughly 216,123 people call Lackawanna County home (Census estimate, 2023) on about 459 square miles. The county was formed in 1878, and some chains of title near Jermyn are long. Landmarks such as Lake Scranton and Lackawanna State Park help you orient on the aerial around Carbondale.
Water near Mayfield
Low-lying fields near Blakely may not have detailed mapping, so ask neighbors about past flooding. Wet ground around Jermyn is a separate issue from flood zones; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
Quick answers
What is a LOMA near Carbondale?
For most people, FEMA's LOMA process is the usual route when a building near Jermyn sits above the base flood elevation, and lenders accept the result.
Does the county parcel map show flood zones for land near Mayfield?
In most cases, a flood layer may appear in the Lackawanna County GISViewer Parcels layer list, but FEMA's own map is the official source.
What is a base flood elevation near Mayfield?
Good question; a BFE near Olyphant tells builders how high the lowest floor should be, and an Elevation Certificate compares the building to it.
Can a flood zone near Blakely change?
In most cases, zones near Jessup can shift when FEMA updates a panel; check the effective date on the panel.
What's the tax parcel number used for in Archbald?
It's the number the county assessment office uses to track a tract near Blakely, and it's on the record panel and tax bills.
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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.