Blog · October 14, 2026 · Mississippi
Hattiesburg Flood Zone Map, Mississippi: a practical guide
Flood zones are set by FEMA, and checking one near Eastabuchie takes a few minutes.
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Before an offer near Petal, check the Hattiesburg flood zone map: FEMA's zone label affects insurance, permits and resale. This Hattiesburg guide covers: finding the address on FEMA's map, reading the zone codes, and confirming the outline on the county map.
The Hattiesburg flood zone map: start here
Flood zones come from FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: search an address around Petal, and choose the dynamic map. A tract near Eastabuchie without an address is still easy to locate: search the nearest road and click the spot.
Where the parcel data lives
Parcels around Eastabuchie can be looked up on the Forrest County ArcGIS parcel map, which opens without registering. For land near Eastabuchie, put in a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. Closer to Petal, the record panel normally shows the owner of record, assessed acreage, the parcel number and often a sale date.
Where Hattiesburg fits in
Hattiesburg sits in Forrest County, Mississippi, so its parcels are on the county's map. As the county seat, Hattiesburg hosts the courthouse, so deeds and plats are filed in town. Closer to Eastabuchie, city or town hall handles things like zoning, permits and utilities within town limits, but the county runs assessment and recording. Land beyond the city limits out by Eastabuchie generally falls under county rules instead.
Who handles what
If the acreage or value on a parcel near Petal looks off go to the County Tax Assessor, the office behind the parcel record. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Petal need the planning or permitting office, town or county, depending on location.
Questions to ask before you buy
Request for any Elevation Certificate on the property near Petal; getting a quote early keeps the budget honest.
Zones on the Hattiesburg flood zone map
For acreage around Eastabuchie, any A or V zone are Special Flood Hazard Areas, land with a 1-percent chance of flooding in any year. For land near Eastabuchie, shaded Zone X is moderate risk, between the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floods; unshaded X is minimal risk.
Deeds, plats and who keeps them
When the details count, pull the recorded deed through the Chancery Clerk; the parcel line is a drawing of it. Older tracts near Eastabuchie may go back through several deeds, and a title company is worth hiring if money is changing hands.
Water near Eastabuchie
Creeks and ditches near Eastabuchie aren't always studied in detail, so walk the land after rain. Wetlands near Petal can limit building even outside a flood zone; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
Land on the county line
Forrest County meets Covington County, Jones County, Lamar County, Pearl River County, and Perry County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. A tract near the line by Petal may show up in two county records, so open the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. Closer to Petal, our state page lists every bordering county map for Mississippi.
Lining it up with the parcel map
FEMA doesn't draw property lines, so open the Forrest County ArcGIS parcel map next for the outline of the tract near Petal.
Sections, lots and bearings
Mississippi follows the Public Land Survey System, so rural legal descriptions near Eastabuchie cite section, township and range. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though sections near Eastabuchie can be irregular. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Eastabuchie when you talk to a surveyor.
On site with the map
Most viewers work in a phone browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Eastabuchie, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A screenshot of the parcel near Petal with its ID keeps working without signal.
A word on accuracy
Listed acreage is an assessed number; just a licensed surveyor establishes the real lines on land around Petal. For a tract near Eastabuchie, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Money questions tied to the zone
For a home near Petal, ask for an Elevation Certificate: it compares the building to the BFE. Remodeling a house in a zone near Eastabuchie usually means extra permit review; check with the county or town building office early.
Hattiesburg: common questions
Is AE a high-risk flood zone near Eastabuchie?
It depends, but both are high-risk zones, but only AE has a base flood elevation, so builders near Eastabuchie design to that elevation.
What is a base flood elevation near Petal?
In most cases, a BFE near Petal tells builders how high the lowest floor should be; local rules may require building above it.
Do I need to worry about flooding in Zone X near Eastabuchie?
Zone X near Eastabuchie means moderate (shaded) or minimal (unshaded) mapped risk; many owners buy coverage anyway.
Is my property near Petal in a flood zone?
Good question; FEMA's free map shows the zone for any spot near Eastabuchie, which takes a couple of minutes.
What's the tax parcel number used for in Hattiesburg?
Every office uses it to pull the same file for land near Eastabuchie; copy it before you call anyone.
Open the official Forrest County, MS 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.