Blog · October 14, 2026 · Arkansas
Conway Flood Zone Map: checking a property's flood zone
Flood zones are set by FEMA, and checking one near Enola takes a few minutes.
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Weighing a property around Vilonia? The Conway flood zone map tells you whether it sits in a FEMA flood zone, and no account is needed. This Conway guide covers: finding the address on FEMA's map, reading the zone codes, and matching it with the county parcel viewer.
Checking the Conway flood zone map step by step
Flood zones come from FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: type an address near Enola, and choose the dynamic map. Vacant ground around Greenbrier is still easy to locate: pan from the closest town then click the parcel area.
The free map to start with
Go first to the Faulkner County ArcGIS parcel map; it covers every assessed parcel from Enola to Greenbrier. For a parcel near Mayflower, put in a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, then pick the result to center the map on it. For acreage around Greenbrier, a pop-up or side panel typically gives the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, a parcel ID and sometimes recent sales.
What the map can't tell you
Parcel lines are drawn for taxes, not measured on the ground, so a fence near Wooster may sit several feet off the line on screen. In and around Greenbrier, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month can take weeks to appear.
Conway, AR: the basics
Conway lies within Faulkner County, Arkansas, and the county assessor maps its lots. As the county seat, Conway hosts the courthouse, handy when you need recorded documents. In and around Vilonia, the municipality handles matters such as zoning, permits and utilities for lots inside the boundary, but the county runs assessment and recording. Acreage past the city limits out by Wooster usually falls under county rules, not municipal ones.
Reading the legal description
Arkansas uses the Public Land Survey System, so deeds around Enola reference sections and townships. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though sections near Mayflower can be irregular. Write down the legal description for the tract near Greenbrier before you request a deed or survey.
Who handles what
Questions about value or the owner field for land near Wooster go to the County Assessor, which maintains the tax roll. Questions about what you can build around Vilonia need the planning or permitting office, and the answer depends on jurisdiction.
A short flood checklist
Request whether the home has flooded for the house near Greenbrier; an insurance quote early avoids surprises.
What the zone letters mean
Zone AE comes with a base flood elevation, and an unnumbered A zone has none; builders around Enola design to it. Out toward Mayflower, a low-risk label isn't a guarantee: FEMA notes that many claims come from moderate- and low-risk areas.
Low spots and local drainage
Low-lying fields near Wooster may not have detailed mapping, so ask neighbors about past flooding. Wetlands near Wooster can limit building even outside a flood zone; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
Neighboring parcel maps
Faulkner County touches Cleburne County, Conway County, Lonoke County, Perry County, and Pulaski County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. A tract near the line by Wooster may show up across two assessors' files, so look at the adjacent map as well. Closer to Enola, the Platbookmapper state page links each bordering county map across Arkansas.
Matching the zone to the lot lines
FEMA's map shows zones but not ownership, so check the Faulkner County ArcGIS parcel map too to see exactly which lot near Wooster you're looking at.
What a flood zone means for a buyer
If the land is near Enola, an Elevation Certificate from a surveyor helps: it compares the building to the BFE. New construction in a floodplain near Mayflower usually means extra permit review; ask the local floodplain administrator early.
On site with the map
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Wooster, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A printout of the tract near Vilonia is a good backup.
Frequently asked
Does the county parcel map show flood zones around Enola?
A flood layer may appear in the Faulkner County ArcGIS parcel map layer list; confirm a lot near Wooster on FEMA's map either way.
Is AE a high-risk flood zone around Mayflower?
In most cases, an AE zone has a 1% annual chance of flooding and a base flood elevation, which shapes building rules near Holland.
What is a LOMA in Conway?
It depends, but you can ask FEMA for a LOMA if surveyed elevations show the building near Enola is above the BFE; it starts with an elevation survey.
Do I need to worry about flooding in Zone X near Enola?
For most people, Zone X near Wooster means moderate (shaded) or minimal (unshaded) mapped risk; FEMA notes that a large share of claims come from these areas.
Who do I call about a parcel near Mayflower?
For land near Holland, assessment goes to the County Assessor and deeds to the Circuit Clerk, while zoning questions go to planning
Open the official Faulkner County, AR 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.