Blog · October 14, 2026 · Ohio
New Albany Flood Zone Map: checking a property's flood zone
The zone on FEMA's map affects insurance, building and resale near Pataskala.
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Before an offer near Reynoldsburg, check the New Albany flood zone map: the zone on that map shapes insurance, building rules and resale. In this New Albany guide: locating a parcel on FEMA's map, decoding A, AE and X, and confirming the outline on the county map.
Checking the New Albany flood zone map step by step
Start with FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: type an address near Johnstown, then open the map view for that panel. Rural land near Johnstown with no street number is still easy to locate: zoom in from Interstate 70 and click the spot.
Getting to the right map
Go first to the Licking County parcel viewer; it includes each tax parcel in the county, Pataskala included. For land near Kirkersville, enter a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, then pick the result to center the map on it. For a parcel near Alexandria, the parcel card typically gives the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, the parcel number and sometimes recent sales.
A short flood checklist
Request whether the home has flooded on the property near Reynoldsburg; getting a quote early keeps the budget honest.
New Albany and the county around it
New Albany lies within Licking County, Ohio, so its parcels are on the county's map. For a parcel near Granville, the municipality handles things like zoning, permits and utilities within town limits, and the county still keeps the parcel and deed records. Acreage past the town limits out by Alexandria usually answers to county rules instead.
The paper trail behind a parcel
The map is an index, not the title: deeds, plats and easements covering ground around Alexandria sit with the County Recorder. Older tracts around Kirkersville may sit on many deeds, so a title company earns its fee if money is changing hands.
Next door to Licking County
Licking County meets Coshocton County, Delaware County, Fairfield County, Franklin County, and Knox County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. Acreage along the edge near Pataskala may be split across two assessors' files, so look at the adjacent map too. For land near Reynoldsburg, our state page lists each bordering county map across Ohio.
What the map can't tell you
The acreage figure is an assessed number; only a licensed surveyor establishes the real corners for a parcel near Johnstown. For property near Kirkersville, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Water near Alexandria
Small streams around Reynoldsburg aren't always studied in detail, so walk the land after rain. Wet ground around Johnstown is a separate issue from flood zones; check the National Wetlands Inventory mapper for a first look.
Getting answers from the right desk
Recorded documents for a parcel near Johnstown are with the County Recorder, usually searchable by name or document number. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Reynoldsburg are for the local planning and health departments, town or county, depending on location.
Getting your bearings
Newark holds the county offices, where most land records are kept. Other places on the map include Pataskala, Johnstown, Alexandria, and Reynoldsburg, each with its own cluster of lots. Around 183,201 people live in Licking County (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) on some 682 square miles. Licking County was formed in 1808, so old deeds can run back a long way.
Decoding the flood zone labels
An AE label comes with a base flood elevation, and an unnumbered A zone has none; surveyors near Johnstown use that number. Out toward Kirkersville, a shaded X area is moderate risk, roughly the 100- to 500-year range; unshaded X means minimal mapped risk.
Using it on a phone
Most viewers work in a phone browser, useful out on a road near Kirkersville, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A printout of the tract near Reynoldsburg keeps working without signal.
Parcel lines plus flood zones
FEMA doesn't draw property lines, so check the Licking County parcel viewer too for the outline of the tract near Reynoldsburg.
Lenders and permits
For a structure inside an A or V zone and a federally regulated lender is involved, flood insurance is generally required in communities in the NFIP, and that holds around Granville too. Remodeling a house in a zone near Johnstown often needs a floodplain permit; check with the county or town building office early.
Frequently asked
What is a base flood elevation near Kirkersville?
Good question; a BFE near Pataskala tells builders how high the lowest floor should be; local rules may require building above it.
Does the county parcel map show flood zones for land near Kirkersville?
For most people, some county viewers include a FEMA flood layer; confirm a lot near Kirkersville on FEMA's map either way.
Is flood insurance mandatory near Johnstown?
Generally, lenders generally require it for buildings near Alexandria in a Special Flood Hazard Area when the loan is federally regulated or insured; outside those zones it's your call.
How can I tell if a house near Kirkersville is in a flood zone?
Short answer: FEMA's free map shows the zone for any spot near Granville, which takes a couple of minutes.
How is land described in Ohio deeds around Reynoldsburg?
If you're looking near Granville, deeds use lot and block, metes and bounds or survey descriptions, and the parcel record often summarizes it.
Open the official Licking County, OH 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.