Blog · October 14, 2026 · Pennsylvania
Cameron County Flood Zone Map in Pennsylvania
FEMA's free flood maps and the Cameron County parcel viewer, used together for property near Driftwood.
Main page: Cameron County, PA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Cameron County facts and neighboring maps).
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Before you buy a house in Driftwood, add on to a barn near Prospect Park, or price a lot along the creek bottoms near Prospect Park, check the Cameron County flood zone map. FEMA's free Flood Map Service Center and the Cameron County parcel viewer answer it together.
The sections below go from the FEMA search to the Cameron County parcel record, then cover insurance, permits and map changes near Prospect Park.
How to use the Cameron County flood zone map
Open the FEMA Flood Map Service Center and type a county street address, say one in Prospect Park. The site returns the effective Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) panel covering that Prospect Park location, which you can view or download. For an interactive view of the county, FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer viewer draws the zones over aerial imagery, so you can see if the shading reaches a house near Emporium. Switch to the Cameron County ArcGIS parcel map and find the same property near Emporium. The Cameron County record gives the parcel number and legal description that an insurer or lender near Prospect Park may ask for.
Finding the tract on the Cameron County map
Cameron County publishes its parcels on the Cameron County ArcGIS parcel map, which runs on an Esri ArcGIS web map, free to use for a lot in Driftwood or a property near Emporium. Use the search box for an address in Driftwood or a parcel number, or simply zoom in and click a property near Emporium. If the official address for the Cameron County, PA map ever changes, our directory page carries the current link for Driftwood and the rest of the county.
Reading the zones on a Cameron County flood map
Any Cameron County parcel shaded as Zone A, AE, AH or AO sits in what FEMA calls a Special Flood Hazard Area, meaning FEMA estimates a 1-percent annual chance of flooding. A surveyor working near Prospect Park uses the base flood elevation printed for AE zones; unnumbered A zones don't have one. Land near Emporium in shaded X (Zone B on older maps) sits in the moderate band between the 100-year and 500-year floods. Unshaded Zone X near Emporium is minimal risk.
Unmapped creeks in Cameron County
A low spot on a Cameron County tract outside any mapped zone, which is why it is worth walking the ground after a heavy rain.
Flood insurance and building rules in Cameron County
The zone lists up again when a loan on a house near Emporium is underwritten. Where a building in Prospect Park falls inside an A or V zone and secures a loan from a federally regulated or insured lender, a flood policy becomes a loan condition under the Flood Disaster Protection Act, wherever the community joins the NFIP. In Zone X near Prospect Park, insurance is a choice, not a mandate, although some lenders require it anyway. Where a structure near Prospect Park looks higher than the shading suggests, FEMA's LOMA process allows a review, supported by elevation data from a licensed land surveyor. Building or filling inside a mapped zone near Prospect Park frequently requires a permit and an elevation check; the county floodplain administrator can say what applies.
Near the Cameron County line
Cameron County borders Clearfield County, Clinton County, Elk County, McKean County, and Potter County, and each keeps its own parcel map and records. Our Pennsylvania page links each map neighboring Cameron County.
Recorded documents in Cameron County, Pennsylvania
Deeds and plats behind the Cameron County map are kept by the county's recording office; the official Cameron County website names which office that is. A deed book and page or instrument number on the county record is the fastest way to request the document for a lot in Prospect Park.
From Emporium to the back roads
Town lots cluster around Emporium, the county seat, and Driftwood. Unincorporated communities in the county, including Prospect Park, show up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Roughly 396 square miles of land and about 4,380 residents (2023 estimate) make up Cameron County. Outside Emporium, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts. Cameron County was organized in 1860, so deeds for older farms near Prospect Park can run back a long way.
Cameron County, PA: common questions
Does the Cameron County parcel map show flood zones?
Look for a flood or floodplain layer in the Cameron County viewer, then verify the zone with FEMA.
My lot in Driftwood lists Zone AE. What does that mean?
Zone AE on a lot in Driftwood is a mapped 100-year floodplain with a base flood elevation, so mandatory insurance rules apply to federally backed mortgages.
Is my Driftwood address in a flood zone?
FEMA's free map service covers Cameron County: enter the address or pan to the property near Emporium, then note the zone label.
What does BFE mean on the flood map for Driftwood?
Near Emporium, the base flood elevation marks how high the 100-year flood is expected to rise, and it is printed in AE zones.
What does 100-year flood mean for Cameron County land?
No, ground around Driftwood mapped that way faces a 1-percent annual chance, and two floods in one decade near Driftwood are possible.
Open the official Cameron County, PA parcel map Cameron County 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.