Blog · October 14, 2026 · Pennsylvania
Old Forge Flood Zone Map, Pennsylvania: a practical guide
Flood zones are set by FEMA, and checking one near Moosic takes a few minutes.
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Weighing a property around Dunmore? Checking the Old Forge flood zone map reveals whether FEMA puts it in a high-risk zone, and the lookup is free. In this Old Forge guide: locating a parcel on FEMA's map, reading the zone codes, and pairing it with the Lackawanna County GISViewer Parcels.
Where the Old Forge flood zone map lives
Flood zones come from FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: search an address around Dunmore, then open the map view for that panel. Rural land near Dickson City with no street number can still be found: zoom in from Interstate 84 and click the spot.
The free map to start with
Go first to the Lackawanna County GISViewer Parcels; it includes each tax parcel from Taylor to Moosic. Out toward Dickson City, enter a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, then pick the result to center the map on it. Closer to Clarks Summit, write down the parcel ID before closing the panel; every clerk in the county uses it to find the file.
Offices that can help
Questions about value or the owner field for land near Taylor are handled by the county assessment office, the office behind the parcel record. Questions about what you can build around Dunmore are for the local planning and health departments, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Lackawanna County in a few facts
Scranton serves as the county seat, where most land records are kept. Other places on the map include Moosic, Taylor, and Dunmore, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Roughly 216,123 people call Lackawanna County home (Census estimate, 2023) on some 459 square miles. Lackawanna County was formed in 1878, and some chains of title near Moosic are long. Features like Lake Scranton and Lackawanna State Park are easy to spot when you zoom out from Clarks Summit.
Low spots and local drainage
Low-lying fields near Taylor may not have detailed mapping, so look for water marks and debris lines. Wet ground around Dunmore is a separate issue from flood zones; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
City limits and county records
Old Forge lies within Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, so its parcels are on the county's map. For property near Clarks Summit, 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. Acreage past the town limits out by Moosic usually answers to county rules rather than the town's.
Neighboring parcel maps
Lackawanna County touches Luzerne County, Monroe County, Susquehanna County, Wayne County, and Wyoming County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. Ground near Clarks Summit that runs to the line can show up across two assessors' files, so look at the adjacent map too. For acreage around Moosic, our state page links every bordering county map across Pennsylvania.
How land is described here
Tracts outside towns near Dickson City commonly use metes-and-bounds descriptions, listing bearings, distances and landmarks. Platted lots around Taylor are typically described by lot and block, making them easier to find. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Dickson City for any title or survey request.
Zones on the Old Forge flood zone map
Near Clarks Summit, any A or V zone are Special Flood Hazard Areas, land with a 1-percent chance of flooding in any year. For land near Dickson City, a shaded X area is moderate risk, roughly the 100- to 500-year range; unshaded X means minimal mapped risk.
Parcel lines plus flood zones
FEMA's map shows zones but not ownership, so pair it with the Lackawanna County GISViewer Parcels for the outline of the tract near Moosic.
A short flood checklist
Ask the listing agent for any Elevation Certificate for the house near Clarks Summit; an insurance quote early avoids surprises.
Field tips
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, useful out on a road near Taylor, so load it before you lose signal. A printout of the tract near Dunmore keeps working without signal.
What a flood zone means for a buyer
For a parcel near Scranton, get the Elevation Certificate if one exists: it records the building's elevation against the base flood. Remodeling a house in a zone near Scranton can trigger elevation rules; check with the county or town building office early.
Old Forge: common questions
What is a base flood elevation in Old Forge?
Short answer: the base flood elevation is the water level expected in the 1% annual chance flood; surveyors near Dunmore use it often.
Do I need flood insurance in Old Forge?
Lenders generally require it for buildings near Taylor in a Special Flood Hazard Area when the loan is federally regulated or insured; elsewhere it's optional.
Is Zone X safe from flooding near Taylor?
Shaded X is moderate risk and unshaded X is minimal risk; many owners near Dunmore buy coverage anyway.
Is my property near Moosic in a flood zone?
It depends, but FEMA's free map shows the zone for any spot near Taylor; then confirm the parcel on the county viewer.
Is the parcel map a survey near Taylor?
The map near Moosic is approximate; a survey sets the real corners
Open the official Lackawanna 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.