Blog · October 14, 2026 · Pennsylvania
Reading the Huntingdon County Flood Zone Map for a parcel
Flood zones are set by FEMA, and checking one near Cassville takes a few minutes.
Main page: Huntingdon County, PA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Before an offer near Calvin, check the Huntingdon County flood zone map: FEMA's zone label affects insurance, permits and resale. What this county guide covers: finding the address on FEMA's map, reading the zone codes, and pairing it with the county ArcGIS parcel map for land near McConnellstown.
Checking the Huntingdon County flood zone map step by step
For a tract near Cassville, flood zones come from FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: enter the street address, and pick the FIRMette or map view. Rural land near Coalmont with no street number is still easy to locate: zoom in from Interstate 76 and click inside the land.
The free map to start with
Your first stop is the Huntingdon County ArcGIS parcel map; it covers every assessed parcel in the county, Coalmont included. For acreage around Entriken, put in a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the viewer zooms to the match. On ground around Calvin, write down the parcel ID from that panel; every clerk in the county asks for it first.
Reading A, AE and X
With a lot near Birmingham, A and V zones are Special Flood Hazard Areas, land with a 1-percent chance of flooding in any year. For a tract near Nossville, a shaded X area is moderate risk, roughly the 100- to 500-year range; plain X, or C on older maps, means minimal mapped risk.
Parcel lines plus flood zones
FEMA doesn't draw property lines, so open the Huntingdon County ArcGIS parcel map next to confirm you have the right parcel near Broad Top City.
Getting answers from the right desk
If the acreage or value on a parcel near Entriken looks off go to the county assessment office, the office behind the parcel record. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Nossville are for the local planning and health departments, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Next door to this county around McConnellstown.
Huntingdon County touches Bedford County, Blair County, Centre County, Franklin County, and Fulton County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Ground near Coalmont that runs to the line may show up across two assessors' files, so check the adjacent map as well. For land near Allenport, the Platbookmapper state page lists every bordering county map for Pennsylvania.
Questions to ask before you buy
With a lot near Calvin, request for any Elevation Certificate before closing; getting a quote early keeps the budget honest.
Places you'll see on the map
Huntingdon serves as the county seat, home to the main records offices. You'll also find Alexandria, Birmingham, Broad Top City, and Cassville, where town lots give way to larger tracts. About 43,514 people call Huntingdon County home (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) across roughly 875 square miles. The county was formed in 1787, which matters when you trace an old farm's title for land near Calvin.
Water near Dudley
Creeks and ditches near McConnellstown may not have detailed mapping, so walk the land after rain. Wetlands near Birmingham can limit building even outside a flood zone; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
Lenders and permits
For property near McConnellstown, an Elevation Certificate from a surveyor helps: it compares the building to the BFE. Remodeling a house in a zone near McConnellstown can trigger elevation rules; ask the local floodplain administrator before you plan.
The paper trail behind a parcel
For acreage around Broad Top City, the map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, subdivision plats and easements for parcels in the county are filed with the Recorder of Deeds. With a lot near Allenport, bring the book and page shown in the record panel so staff can find the deed fast.
Legal descriptions in Pennsylvania
Tracts outside towns near Allenport commonly use metes-and-bounds descriptions, listing bearings, distances and landmarks. Town lots near Nossville refer to a recorded plat, which is simpler to follow. Write down the legal description for the tract near Broad Top City before you request a deed or survey.
Using it on a phone
Most viewers work in a phone browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Coalmont, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A printout of the tract near McConnellstown keeps working without signal.
Huntingdon County: common questions
Will my lender require flood insurance near Cassville?
For a building near Nossville in an A or V zone with a federally backed or regulated mortgage, it's generally required; outside those zones it's your call.
Where can I see the county flood zone map for free near Broad Top City?
Good question; look up the spot near Alexandria in FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer viewer, and the zone code appears on the map.
What is the difference between Zone A and AE in Huntingdon County?
An AE zone has a 1% annual chance of flooding and a base flood elevation, which shapes building rules near Alexandria.
Can I see flood zones on the Huntingdon County ArcGIS parcel map?
For most people, a flood layer may appear in the county ArcGIS parcel map layer list, but FEMA's own map is the official source around Cassville.
How is land described in Pennsylvania deeds around Broad Top City?
Near Entriken, it's the formal description of the land in the deed; copy it for any survey or title request.
Open the official Huntingdon 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.