Blog · October 14, 2026 · Pennsylvania
Using the Clarion County Flood Zone Map
Flood zones are set by FEMA, and checking one near Leeper takes a few minutes.
Main page: Clarion County, PA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Ahead of any purchase around Knox, look at the Clarion County flood zone map: FEMA's zone label affects insurance, permits and resale. This Clarion County guide covers: locating a parcel on FEMA's map, reading the zone codes, and confirming the outline on the county map.
The Clarion County flood zone map: start here
For a tract near Crown, start with FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: enter the street address, then open the map view for that panel. Rural land near East Brady with no street number can still be found: zoom in from Interstate 80 and click the spot.
Opening the official parcel viewer
Your first stop is the Clarion County ArcGIS parcel map; it includes each tax parcel from Crown to Callensburg. Without an address in hand, zoom in from Foxburg until the lines appear, then click inside the one you want. If you're looking near New Bethlehem, write down the parcel ID before closing the panel; every clerk in the county uses it to find the file.
Legal descriptions in Pennsylvania
Tracts outside towns near Leeper are often described by metes and bounds, which trace the boundary call by call. Town lots near Leeper are typically described by lot and block, which is simpler to follow. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Foxburg before you request a deed or survey.
Water near East Brady
Creeks and ditches near Marianne may not have detailed mapping, so look for water marks and debris lines. Wetlands near New Bethlehem can limit building even outside a flood zone; check the National Wetlands Inventory mapper for a first look.
What the map can't tell you
On ground around Tylersburg, listed acreage is an estimate; only a licensed surveyor establishes the real lines on the ground. Out toward Tylersburg, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Reading A, AE and X
On ground around Cook Forest State Park, zones beginning with A or V mark the Special Flood Hazard Area, which FEMA defines as a 1% annual chance of flooding. With a lot near Callensburg, shaded Zone X marks moderate flood hazard, roughly the 100- to 500-year range; unshaded X means minimal mapped risk.
Which office to call
If the acreage or value on a parcel near Hawthorn looks off are handled by the county assessment office, which maintains the tax roll. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Vowinckel are for the local planning and health departments, town or county, depending on location.
Lining it up with the parcel map
FEMA doesn't draw property lines, so open the Clarion County ArcGIS parcel map next to see exactly which lot near Cook Forest State Park you're looking at.
Insurance, lenders and building
For acreage around Crown, an Elevation Certificate from a surveyor helps: it can change the insurance price a lot. New construction in a floodplain near Foxburg usually means extra permit review; ask the local floodplain administrator early.
A short flood checklist
For a tract near Marianne, request about past flood claims before closing; getting a quote early keeps the budget honest.
Next door to Clarion County
Clarion County borders Armstrong County, Butler County, Forest County, Jefferson County, and Venango County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. A tract near the line by Vowinckel may show up in two county records, so look at the neighboring map as well. If the land is near Marianne, our state page links each neighboring county map for Pennsylvania.
On site with the map
Most viewers work in a phone browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Crown, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A screenshot of the parcel near New Bethlehem with its ID is a good backup.
Places you'll see on the map
Clarion is the county seat, home to the main records offices. Smaller places on the map include Callensburg, East Brady, Foxburg, and Hawthorn, where town lots give way to larger tracts. About 36,970 people call Clarion County home (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) on roughly 601 square miles. The county dates to 1839, so old deeds can run back a long way, at least around New Bethlehem. Features like Cook Forest State Park are easy to spot when you zoom out.
Clarion County: common questions
Is Zone X safe from flooding near New Bethlehem?
For a home near Hawthorn, shaded X is moderate risk and unshaded X is minimal risk, and floods still happen outside high-risk zones.
Does the county parcel map show flood zones around Leeper?
Short answer: a flood layer may appear in the county ArcGIS parcel map layer list; confirm a lot near Foxburg on FEMA's map either way.
What is the difference between Zone A and AE around Vowinckel?
Usually, AE is a Special Flood Hazard Area with a published base flood elevation, which shapes building rules near Tylersburg.
What is a LOMA around Tylersburg?
With a lot near Hawthorn, a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) from FEMA can remove a structure on naturally high ground, and lenders accept the result.
Is the parcel map a survey around East Brady?
For a home near New Bethlehem, parcel lines are tax drawings, not surveys.
Open the official Clarion County, PA 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.