Blog · October 14, 2026 · Washington
Clallam County Flood Zone Map, Washington
FEMA's free flood maps and the Clallam County parcel viewer, used together for property near Sequim.
Main page: Clallam County, WA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Clallam County facts and neighboring maps).
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Before you buy a house in Port Angeles, add on to a barn near Sequim, or price a lot along the creek bottoms near Carlsborg, check the Clallam County flood zone map. FEMA's free Flood Map Service Center and the Clallam County parcel viewer answer it together.
Next: FEMA's search tool, the zone labels you'll see for Clallam County, and how the parcel record confirms which tract you're on.
How to use the Clallam County flood zone map
FEMA's official flood maps for Clallam County are free at the FEMA Flood Map Service Center. If a property near Forks has no street number yet, search the nearest road and pan to it. For an irregular lot near Forks, try FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer viewer and reports the zone wherever you click near Port Angeles. Next, the Washington Current Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer confirms which Clallam County parcel you're looking at. Laying the county parcel outline beside the FEMA shading lists whether a homesite near Forks sits above or inside the zone.
Search Clallam County parcels by owner, address or ID
Clallam County parcels are viewed through a statewide map, the Washington Current Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer; zoom toward Sequim to reach them. Click any Clallam County parcel near Sequim to open its record: owner, parcel ID and assessed acreage are most commonly listed. Bookmark our Clallam County page too; it tracks the official Washington link if it moves and lists the maps around Sequim.
Reading the zones on a Clallam County flood map
Any Clallam 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 Port Angeles uses the base flood elevation printed for AE zones; unnumbered A zones don't have one. If a Clallam County parcel lists shaded Zone X, it falls between the base flood and the 500-year flood. Unshaded Zone X near Forks is minimal risk.
Unmapped creeks in Clallam County
A creek near Forks that lists no detailed zone, which is why it is worth walking the ground after a heavy rain.
Questions to ask before buying in Clallam County
Request any past flood claims history for a Clallam County property before closing; it tells you more than the map alone. Quotes for land near Carlsborg depend on the zone and the building's elevation, so bring both to the agent.
Map dates and floodways in Clallam County
The FIRM panel for Clallam County carries an effective date; if it is old, ask the county floodplain office whether new maps for land near Port Angeles are in progress. Floodways, shown as hatched areas on some panels, are the channel and nearby land that must stay open, and building there near Forks faces the strictest rules.
What a flood zone means for a Clallam County buyer
Lenders watch the zone closely on Clallam County properties. When a county home is mapped in a high-risk zone and is financed by a regulated or federally insured lender, the lender must require flood coverage; that applies where the local government around Forks is in the National Flood Insurance Program. Outside the A zones around Forks, federal rules don't require a policy, though a lender in Washington can still ask for it. When a Clallam County homesite is on a rise inside a mapped zone, FEMA's LOMA process allows a review, supported by elevation data from a professional surveyor. Building or filling inside a mapped zone near Port Angeles has to meet local floodplain rules, so call the county or the town office in Port Angeles before work starts.
Quick answers for Clallam County
What does Zone AE mean on a Clallam County flood map?
Yes, a property near Port Angeles in Zone AE is high risk: a 1-percent-annual-chance floodplain where FEMA lists a base flood elevation.
Is my Sequim address in a flood zone?
Look it up at FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, then match the parcel lines in the Washington Current Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer; for land near Port Angeles, a zone starting with A or V is high risk.
What if FEMA's map is wrong about my house near Port Angeles?
For a lot in Sequim, hire a surveyor for an elevation certificate, then file a LOMA request with FEMA.
Do I need flood insurance in Zone X in Clallam County?
For a Zone X house near Port Angeles, federal rules don't require flood insurance; buying it is still a choice worth pricing.
What does 100-year flood mean for Clallam County land?
Not at all; a Clallam County tract in that zone faces a 1-percent annual chance, so floods can come in back-to-back years.
Open the official Clallam County, WA parcel map Clallam 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.