Blog · October 17, 2026 · Pennsylvania
Using the Lemoyne Flood Zone Map
Flood zones are set by FEMA, and checking one near New Cumberland takes a few minutes.
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Weighing a property around Shiremanstown? A quick look at the Lemoyne flood zone map shows whether it sits in a FEMA flood zone, and the lookup is free. Covered here for Lemoyne: finding the address on FEMA's map, reading the zone codes, and pairing it with the PASDA Pennsylvania Tax Parcels viewer.
The Lemoyne flood zone map: start here
The official source is FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: search an address around New Cumberland, and pick the FIRMette or map view. Rural land near Carlisle with no street number is still easy to locate: search the nearest road then click the parcel area.
The viewer Cumberland County publishes
Begin with the PASDA Pennsylvania Tax Parcels viewer; it includes every tax parcel around Wormleysburg and Carlisle. For land near Wormleysburg, enter a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. If the land is near Wormleysburg, the parcel card normally shows the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, a parcel ID and in many cases the last transfer.
A short flood checklist
Ask the seller whether the home has flooded on the property near Mechanicsburg; an insurance quote early avoids surprises.
City limits and county records
Lemoyne is part of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, so its parcels are on the county's map. Closer to Wormleysburg, city or town hall handles matters such as zoning, permits and utilities within town limits, and the county still keeps the parcel and deed records. Land beyond the city limits toward Camp Hill often falls under county rules instead.
Places you'll see on the map
Carlisle is the county seat, home to the main records offices. You'll also find Wormleysburg, Camp Hill, New Cumberland, and Shiremanstown, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Around 270,738 people live in Cumberland County (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) spread over roughly 545 square miles. For acreage around Carlisle, Cumberland County dates to 1750, which matters when you trace an old farm's title. Features like Yellow Breeches Creek and Colonel Denning State Park are easy to spot when you zoom out from Shiremanstown.
Limits of the parcel data
Tax maps are drawn for assessment, not surveyed, so the edge of a yard near Wormleysburg may sit some distance off the line on screen. If the land is near New Cumberland, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Reading the legal description
Rural deeds near New Cumberland are often described by metes and bounds, which trace the boundary call by call. Town lots near Wormleysburg are typically described by lot and block, which is simpler to follow. Keep the legal description for land near Wormleysburg when you talk to a surveyor.
Beyond the mapped zones
Small streams around Wormleysburg aren't always studied in detail, so look for water marks and debris lines. Wetlands near Shiremanstown can limit building even outside a flood zone; check the National Wetlands Inventory mapper for a first look.
Who handles what
For assessment questions about property around Wormleysburg go to the county assessment office, since that office keeps the assessment data. Building or septic questions for a lot near Mechanicsburg go to planning, building or health offices, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Next door to Cumberland County
For land near New Cumberland, Cumberland County touches Adams County, Dauphin County, Franklin County, Perry County, and York County, all with their own assessor records. A tract near the line by Mechanicsburg can show up across two assessors' files, so look at the neighboring map before you assume the acreage. Near New Cumberland, our state page links each bordering county map across Pennsylvania.
Taking the map into the field
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Camp Hill, so load it before you lose signal. A saved image of the lot near Shiremanstown and its lines keeps working without signal.
What the zone letters mean
An AE label includes a base flood elevation (BFE), while plain Zone A does not; that elevation drives building rules near Shiremanstown. For a parcel near Camp Hill, a shaded X area is moderate risk, roughly the 100- to 500-year range; unshaded X is minimal risk.
Matching the zone to the lot lines
FEMA's map shows zones but not ownership, so check the PASDA Pennsylvania Tax Parcels viewer too for the outline of the tract near Wormleysburg.
Insurance, lenders and building
Closer to Camp Hill, get the Elevation Certificate if one exists: it records the building's elevation against the base flood. New construction in a floodplain near Wormleysburg can trigger elevation rules; call the permitting office early.
Lemoyne: common questions
Does the county parcel map show flood zones around Camp Hill?
In most cases, a flood layer may appear in the PASDA Pennsylvania Tax Parcels viewer layer list; confirm a lot near Camp Hill on FEMA's map either way.
What if the flood map is wrong for my lot near New Cumberland?
Usually, FEMA's LOMA process is the usual route when a building near New Cumberland sits above the base flood elevation; a surveyor's elevation data supports it.
How often are flood maps updated for land near Wormleysburg?
A new study can move a zone line near Mechanicsburg; check the effective date on the panel.
What is a base flood elevation in Lemoyne?
For most people, the base flood elevation is the water level expected in the 1% annual chance flood; surveyors near Camp Hill use it often.
Is the parcel map a survey in Lemoyne?
The map near Camp Hill is approximate.
Open the official Cumberland 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.