Blog · October 14, 2026 · Arkansas
Perry County Flood Zone Map (Arkansas)
FEMA's free flood maps and the Perry County parcel viewer, used together for property near Bigelow.
Main page: Perry County, AR GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Perry County facts and neighboring maps).
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Is that lot in Perryville in a flood zone? The Perry County flood zone map answer comes from FEMA, and it's free to look up. Here's how to read FEMA's map for a Perry County, AR property and match it to the parcel record.
The sections below go from the FEMA search to the Perry County parcel record, then cover insurance, permits and map changes near Casa.
Look up the Perry County flood zone map step by step
FEMA's official flood maps for Perry County are free at the FEMA Flood Map Service Center. Search returns the effective FIRM panel for the spot in Perry County, plus any pending changes FEMA has posted. On acreage outside Perryville, the National Flood Hazard Layer viewer is easier to use and reports the zone wherever you click near Perryville. Switch to the Perry County ArcGIS parcel map and track down the same tract close to Casa. The Perry County record gives the parcel number and legal description that an insurer or lender near Perryville may ask for.
Step one: the free Perry County viewer
The county's own public map is the Perry County ArcGIS parcel map, built on an Esri ArcGIS web map, and it opens without an account for parcels in Casa and the rest of the county. Most people track down their Perry County tract fastest by searching an address in Perryville, then clicking the outline. If the official address for the Perry County, AR map ever changes, our directory page carries the current link for Casa and the rest of the county.
Perry County land records
Deeds and recorded plats for Perry County are filed with the circuit clerk, who ordinarily serves as ex officio recorder. Arkansas ordinarily makes the circuit clerk the county recorder, so the Perry County circuit clerk's office is the usual place for recorded deeds. Easements and access rights near Bigelow live in recorded documents, so read the deed, not just the county map.
Zone A, AE and X in plain English
For a lot in Perryville, the label matters more than the color: A and V zones are Special Flood Hazard Areas, meaning FEMA estimates a 1-percent annual chance of flooding. A surveyor working near Perryville uses the base flood elevation printed for AE zones; unnumbered A zones don't have one. Land near Casa in shaded X (Zone B on older maps) sits in the moderate band between the 100-year and 500-year floods. Clear, unshaded X near Perryville is outside the 500-year floodplain.
From Perryville to the back roads
Town lots cluster around Perryville, the county seat, and Adona, Bigelow, Casa, and Fourche. Smaller places such as Aplin, Ava, and Cherry Hill appear on the Perry County map as little clusters of lots. Census Bureau estimates put Perry County at about 10,184 residents in 2023 on approximately 551 square miles of land. Beyond the town lots in Houston, expect big rural parcels across the county.
Unmapped creeks in Perry County
A low spot on a Perry County tract outside any mapped zone, which is why it's worth walking the ground after a heavy rain.
What a flood zone means for a Perry County buyer
Here's why the zone matters at a closing in Perryville. If a house near Casa is mapped in a high-risk zone and carries a federally backed mortgage, flood insurance is mandatory, provided the community near Perryville takes part in the National Flood Insurance Program. For a county home in shaded or unshaded X, insurance is a choice, not a mandate; pricing a policy for land near Casa is still worth a call. When a Perry County homesite is on a rise inside a mapped zone, a Letter of Map Amendment request is the formal route, supported by elevation data from a licensed surveyor. New construction in a Perry County Special Flood Hazard Area often requires a permit and an elevation check, and the building office serving Casa explains the steps.
Tracts that cross the Perry County line
A farm near the county line can carry separate records in Conway County, Faulkner County, and Garland County as well. Every map bordering Perry County is listed on our Arkansas directory.
Perry County flood zones questions
My house near Houston is in Zone X. Is insurance required?
Not under federal rules; Zone X in Perry County is outside the Special Flood Hazard Area, though a lender can still require coverage.
Can I build in a flood zone in Perry County?
Often, but local floodplain rules apply; ask the county or town building office in Perryville well before you buy.
Where do I get an elevation certificate in Perry County?
Hire a licensed surveyor or engineer who works in Perry County; ask the local floodplain office first in case one exists.
Is there a floodplain layer in the Perry County ArcGIS parcel map?
Check the layer list in the Perry County ArcGIS parcel map; if Perry County includes a floodplain layer, confirm the zone on FEMA's map anyway.
My lot in Perryville lists Zone AE. What does that mean?
Yes, a tract close to Houston in Zone AE is high risk: a 1-percent-annual-chance floodplain where FEMA lists a base flood elevation.
Open the official Perry County, AR parcel map Perry County 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.