Blog · October 14, 2026 · New Jersey
Using the Burlington County Flood Zone Map
The zone on FEMA's map affects insurance, building and resale near US Route 206.
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Before you buy or build near US Route 206, look at the Burlington County flood zone map: a mapped flood zone changes insurance, building rules and resale. This Burlington County guide covers: finding the address on FEMA's map, decoding A, AE and X, and pairing it with the Burlington County ArcGIS parcel map.
Checking the Burlington County flood zone map step by step
Flood zones come from FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: search an address around US Route 206, and pick the FIRMette or map view. Rural land near US Route 206 with no street number can still be found: zoom in from US Route 206 and click inside the land.
Pulling up a parcel
Go first to the Burlington County ArcGIS parcel map; it covers each tax parcel from US Route 130 to Randolph Township. If the land is near US Route 130, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the viewer zooms to the match. If the land is near US Route 130, write down the parcel ID from that panel; each clerk in the county will want it.
Questions to ask before you buy
Request about past flood claims on the property near US Route 206; getting a quote early keeps the budget honest.
Decoding the flood zone labels
Zone AE carries a published BFE, and an unnumbered A zone has none; surveyors near US Route 130 use that number. Closer to US Route 130, a low-risk label isn't a guarantee: according to FEMA, floods happen outside mapped zones too.
Who handles what
For assessment questions about property around US Route 130 are handled by the municipal tax assessor, which maintains the tax roll. Zoning, permits and septic questions near US Route 130 need the planning or permitting office, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
The paper trail behind a parcel
The map is an index, not the title: deeds, subdivision plats and easements covering ground around US Route 130 are kept by the County Clerk (or county Register of Deeds). For acreage around US Route 206, use the instrument number from the tax record to skip a name search.
A quick look at the area
Other places on the map include Randolph Township, US Route 130, and US Route 206, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Around 469,167 people live in Burlington County (Census estimate, 2023) across roughly 799 square miles. Burlington County was formed in 1694, and some chains of title near US Route 206 are long.
A word on accuracy
Parcel lines are drawn for taxes, not measured on the ground, so a fence near US Route 130 can sit some distance off the line on screen. Around US Route 130, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Low spots and local drainage
Creeks and ditches near US Route 206 may not have detailed mapping, so ask neighbors about past flooding. Wetlands near US Route 130 can limit building even outside a flood zone; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
Parcel lines plus flood zones
If only part of a parcel near US Route 130 is shaded, the structure's footprint is the key question.
Using it on a phone
Most viewers work in a phone browser, useful out on a road near US Route 130, so load it before you lose signal. A screenshot of the parcel near US Route 206 with its ID is a good backup.
Reading the legal description
Tracts outside towns near US Route 206 commonly use metes-and-bounds descriptions, which trace the boundary call by call. Platted lots around US Route 206 usually use lot and block from a recorded plat instead, which is simpler to follow. Keep the legal description for land near US Route 206 before you request a deed or survey.
Land on the county line
Burlington County meets Atlantic County, Camden County, Mercer County, Monmouth County, and Ocean County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Acreage along the edge near US Route 206 can show up in two county records, so look at the adjacent map too. For acreage around US Route 206, our state page links every neighboring county map for New Jersey.
Money questions tied to the zone
If you're looking near US Route 206, ask for an Elevation Certificate: it can change the insurance price a lot. New construction in a floodplain near US Route 206 can trigger elevation rules; ask the local floodplain administrator early.
Burlington County: common questions
Is AE a high-risk flood zone for land near US Route 130?
Generally, an AE zone has a 1% annual chance of flooding and a base flood elevation, so builders near US Route 206 design to that elevation.
Will my lender require flood insurance near US Route 206?
With a lot near US Route 206, it's typically required only for structures in high-risk zones with federally backed loans; elsewhere it's optional.
What is a base flood elevation near US Route 130?
Generally, a BFE near Randolph Township tells builders how high the lowest floor should be; surveyors near US Route 130 use it often.
Why did my flood zone near US Route 206 change?
Generally, zones near US Route 130 can shift when FEMA updates a panel; check the effective date on the panel.
Is the parcel map a survey for land near US Route 206?
Out toward US Route 206, parcel lines are tax drawings, not surveys.
Open the official Burlington County, NJ 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.