Blog · October 14, 2026 · Arkansas
Reading the Jacksonville Flood Zone Map for a parcel
Flood zones are set by FEMA, and checking one near North Little Rock takes a few minutes.
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Weighing a property around Maumelle? The Jacksonville flood zone map tells you whether the lot falls inside a mapped floodplain, and the lookup is free. Covered here for Jacksonville: locating a parcel on FEMA's map, decoding A, AE and X, and matching it with the county parcel viewer.
Checking the Jacksonville flood zone map step by step
Flood zones come from FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: search an address around Sherwood, and choose the dynamic map. Vacant ground around Cammack Village is still easy to locate: zoom in from Interstate 430 and click inside the land.
Pulling up a parcel
Begin with the Pulaski County parcel viewer; it maps each tax parcel from Maumelle to North Little Rock. For property near Sherwood, enter a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, then pick the result to center the map on it. In and around Wrightsville, write down the parcel ID from that panel; each office in the county will want it.
City limits and county records
Jacksonville lies within Pulaski County, Arkansas, which means parcel data comes from the county. Out toward Maumelle, the municipality handles matters such as zoning, permits and utilities for lots inside the boundary, but the county runs assessment and recording. Land beyond the town limits toward Sherwood usually answers to county rules, not municipal ones.
On site with the map
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, useful out on a road near Sherwood, so load it before you lose signal. A saved image of the lot near Sherwood and its lines keeps working without signal.
What the zone letters mean
An AE label carries a published BFE, while plain Zone A does not; surveyors near Sherwood use that number. Around Wrightsville, minimal risk is not no risk: FEMA notes that many claims come from moderate- and low-risk areas.
Matching the zone to the lot lines
FEMA's map shows zones but not ownership, so open the Pulaski County parcel viewer next for the outline of the tract near North Little Rock.
A short flood checklist
Ask the seller for any Elevation Certificate on the property near Little Rock; an insurance quote early avoids surprises.
Water near Sherwood
Small streams around Sherwood may not have detailed mapping, so look for water marks and debris lines. Wet ground around Cammack Village is a separate issue from flood zones; check the National Wetlands Inventory mapper for a first look.
What a flood zone means for a buyer
For acreage around North Little Rock, ask for an Elevation Certificate: it compares the building to the BFE. Building or adding on near Wrightsville in a mapped zone usually means extra permit review; ask the local floodplain administrator before you plan.
Who handles what
Anything recorded against property around North Little Rock sit in the index kept by the Circuit Clerk, usually searchable by name or document number. Zoning, permits and septic questions near North Little Rock are for the local planning and health departments, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
How land is described here
Arkansas follows the Public Land Survey System, so rural legal descriptions near Cammack Village cite section, township and range. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though corrections make some sections near North Little Rock odd-sized. Keep the legal description for land near Sherwood before you request a deed or survey.
Pulaski County in a few facts
Little Rock holds the county offices, home to the main records offices. Other places on the map include Sherwood, North Little Rock, Cammack Village, and Maumelle, each with its own cluster of lots. Around 400,009 people call Pulaski County home (Census estimate, 2023) on some 758 square miles. Pulaski County dates to 1818, and some chains of title near Sherwood are long.
What the map can't tell you
The acreage figure is an estimate; just a licensed surveyor establishes the real corners for a parcel near Cammack Village. If you're looking near Maumelle, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Quick answers
Can I challenge a flood zone near Maumelle?
Short answer: FEMA's LOMA process is the usual route when a building near Little Rock sits above the base flood elevation; it starts with an elevation survey.
What is a base flood elevation in Jacksonville?
The base flood elevation is the water level expected in the 1% annual chance flood; surveyors near Little Rock use it often.
How can I tell if a house near North Little Rock is in a flood zone?
Good question; look up the spot near Maumelle in FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer viewer; then confirm the parcel on the county viewer.
What does Zone AE mean near Wrightsville?
Usually, an AE zone has a 1% annual chance of flooding and a base flood elevation, so builders near Little Rock design to that elevation.
Where is the legal description for land near Little Rock?
For a home near Little Rock, deeds use lot and block, metes and bounds or survey descriptions; copy it for any survey or title request.
Open the official Pulaski 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.