Blog · October 14, 2026 · Arizona
Reading the Florence Flood Zone Map for a parcel
The zone on FEMA's map affects insurance, building and resale near Eloy.
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Before you buy or build near Eloy, look at the Florence flood zone map: FEMA's zone label affects insurance, permits and resale. What this Florence guide covers: locating a parcel on FEMA's map, decoding A, AE and X, and confirming the outline on the county map.
Where the Florence flood zone map lives
The official source is FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: type an address near Eloy, and choose the dynamic map. A tract near Coolidge without an address can still be found: zoom in from the nearest road and click inside the land.
The free map to start with
Go first to the Pinal County ArcGIS parcel map; it covers each assessed parcel around San Tan Valley and Casa Grande. For property near Casa Grande, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. For a home near Casa Grande, the parcel card usually lists the owner of record, assessed acreage, a parcel ID and sometimes recent sales.
Florence, AZ: the basics
Florence is part of Pinal County, Arizona, which means parcel data comes from the county. As the county seat, Florence hosts the courthouse, which puts the County Recorder close by. If the land is near Coolidge, the municipality handles things like zoning, permits and utilities for lots inside the boundary, and the county still keeps the parcel and deed records. Acreage past the city limits near Apache Junction often falls under county rules, not municipal ones.
Which office to call
Anything recorded against property around Coolidge are with the County Recorder, sometimes only in person. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Apache Junction go to planning, building or health offices, town or county, depending on location.
Reading the legal description
Arizona uses the Public Land Survey System, so deeds around San Tan Valley reference sections and townships. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though sections near Queen Creek can be irregular. Keep the legal description for land near Eloy for any title or survey request.
A quick look at the area
Florence is the county seat, which is where the courthouse records live. You'll also find Coolidge, San Tan Valley, Queen Creek, and Apache Junction, each with its own cluster of lots. Roughly 484,239 people call Pinal County home (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) on roughly 5,366 square miles. Pinal County was formed in 1875, and some chains of title near Queen Creek are long. Features like Casa Grande Ruins National Monument help you orient on the aerial around San Tan Valley.
What to request from a seller
Ask the listing agent for any Elevation Certificate on the property near Queen Creek; getting a quote early avoids surprises.
Field tips
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Queen Creek, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A printout of the tract near Queen Creek helps when you meet an owner or agent.
Low spots and local drainage
Small streams around Eloy aren't always studied in detail, so ask neighbors about past flooding. Marshy spots near Coolidge can limit building too; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
What the zone letters mean
Closer to Apache Junction, zones beginning with A or V mark the Special Flood Hazard Area, meaning a 1% or greater chance of flooding each year. If you're looking near San Tan Valley, a shaded X area is moderate risk, roughly the 100- to 500-year range; unshaded X is minimal risk.
Lining it up with the parcel map
FEMA doesn't draw property lines, so check the Pinal County ArcGIS parcel map too to confirm you have the right parcel near Queen Creek.
Next door to Pinal County
Pinal County touches Gila County, Graham County, Maricopa County, and Pima County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. Acreage along the edge near Casa Grande may be split in two county records, so look at the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. In and around San Tan Valley, our state page lists each bordering county map for Arizona.
Insurance, lenders and building
For a tract near Eloy, ask for an Elevation Certificate: it records the building's elevation against the base flood. Remodeling a house in a zone near Casa Grande often needs a floodplain permit; ask the local floodplain administrator early.
Frequently asked
What is a base flood elevation for land near San Tan Valley?
The BFE is printed in AE zones on FEMA's map; surveyors near Coolidge use it often.
Do I need flood insurance in Florence?
It depends, but for a building near Casa Grande in an A or V zone with a federally backed or regulated mortgage, it's generally required, in communities that take part in the NFIP.
What is a LOMA near Coolidge?
For most people, you can ask FEMA for a LOMA if surveyed elevations show the building near Queen Creek is above the BFE; a surveyor's elevation data supports it.
Does the county parcel map show flood zones for land near Queen Creek?
For most people, the parcel map near Casa Grande might show FEMA zones; confirm a lot near Apache Junction on FEMA's map either way.
Can I download parcel lines near Apache Junction?
Use the print button or a screenshot, and it's worth keeping the parcel ID visible for land near Queen Creek.
Open the official Pinal County, AZ 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.