Blog · October 14, 2026 · Ohio
Reading the Newark Flood Zone Map for a parcel
The zone on FEMA's map affects insurance, building and resale near Heath.
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Weighing a property around Heath? The Newark flood zone map tells you whether the lot falls inside a mapped floodplain, and no account is needed. This Newark guide covers: locating a parcel on FEMA's map, decoding A, AE and X, and pairing it with the Licking County parcel viewer.
Checking the Newark flood zone map step by step
Flood zones come from FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: type an address near Hanover, and pick the FIRMette or map view. Rural land near Hebron with no street number can still be found: pan from the closest town and click inside the land.
The viewer Licking County publishes
Begin with the Licking County parcel viewer; it covers every assessed parcel in the county, Buckeye Lake included. When a rural tract has no street number, pan along Interstate 70 and select the outline. Closer to Heath, the parcel card typically gives the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, a parcel ID and sometimes recent sales.
Newark and the county around it
Newark is part of Licking County, Ohio, so its parcels are on the county's map. As the county seat, Newark hosts the courthouse, handy when you need recorded documents. For land near Heath, city or town hall handles matters such as zoning, permits and utilities inside its limits, and the county still keeps the parcel and deed records. Lots just outside the town limits out by Hanover generally falls under county rules, not municipal ones.
Reading A, AE and X
An AE label includes a base flood elevation (BFE), and an unnumbered A zone has none; that elevation drives building rules near Granville. Closer to St. Louisville, shaded Zone X is moderate risk, between the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floods; unshaded X means minimal mapped risk.
Backing up the map with records
When the details count, pull the recorded deed from the County Recorder; the parcel map near Heath only summarizes it. Inherited tracts around Hebron may trace back through several deeds, and a title company can sort it out if money is changing hands.
Lining it up with the parcel map
FEMA doesn't draw property lines, so pair it with the Licking County parcel viewer to confirm you have the right parcel near Granville.
Licking County in a few facts
Newark is the county seat, which is where the courthouse records live. Other places on the map include Heath, Granville, St. Louisville, and Hanover. Roughly 183,201 people live in Licking County (Census estimate, 2023) on some 682 square miles. The county dates to 1808, and some chains of title near St. Louisville are long.
Next door to the county, at least around Buckeye Lake.
Licking County touches Coshocton County, Delaware County, Fairfield County, Franklin County, and Knox County, all with their own assessor records. Acreage along the edge near Hebron may be split across two assessors' files, so check the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. If you're looking near Granville, the Platbookmapper state page links each neighboring county map across Ohio.
Water near Granville
Low-lying fields near Heath may not have detailed mapping, so walk the land after rain. Marshy spots near Buckeye Lake can limit building too; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
A short flood checklist
Ask the seller about past flood claims for the house near Buckeye Lake; an insurance quote early avoids surprises.
Money questions tied to the zone
Out toward Heath, get the Elevation Certificate if one exists: it records the building's elevation against the base flood. Remodeling a house in a zone near Heath usually means extra permit review; check with the county or town building office before you plan.
A word on accuracy
Listed acreage is an estimate; only a licensed surveyor establishes the real corners for a parcel near Granville. Out toward Heath, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Which office to call
If the acreage or value on a parcel near Buckeye Lake looks off belong with the County Auditor, which maintains the tax roll. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Hanover are for the local planning and health departments, and the answer depends on jurisdiction.
Legal descriptions in Ohio
Older tracts around Granville commonly use metes-and-bounds descriptions, listing bearings, distances and landmarks. Platted lots around Buckeye Lake refer to a recorded plat, making them easier to find. Write down the legal description for the tract near Buckeye Lake when you talk to a surveyor.
Quick answers
Where can I see the Newark flood zone map for free?
FEMA's free map shows the zone for any spot near Hanover, and the zone code appears on the map.
Do I need to worry about flooding in Zone X in Newark?
In most cases, X zones around Granville are lower risk, not no risk, and floods still happen outside high-risk zones.
Is AE a high-risk flood zone in Newark?
Good question; AE is a Special Flood Hazard Area with a published base flood elevation, so builders near Hebron design to that elevation.
How often are flood maps updated for land near Buckeye Lake?
For most people, zones near St. Louisville can shift when FEMA updates a panel, so look at the panel date.
What's the tax parcel number used for in Newark?
Every office uses it to pull the same file for land near Granville; copy it before you call anyone.
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.