Blog · October 14, 2026 · Pennsylvania
Reading the Perry County Flood Zone Map for a parcel
The zone on FEMA's map affects insurance, building and resale near Fowlers Hollow State Park.
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Weighing a property around Marysville? A quick look at the Perry County flood zone map shows whether the lot falls inside a mapped floodplain, and no account is needed. This county guide covers: finding the address on FEMA's map, decoding A, AE and X, and pairing it with the county ArcGIS parcel map for land near Blain.
Getting started with the Perry County flood zone map
For land near Liverpool, the official source is FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: enter the street address, and choose the dynamic map. Vacant ground around Green Park is still easy to locate: zoom in from US Route 11 and click inside the land.
The viewer Perry County publishes
Your first stop is the Perry County ArcGIS parcel map; it maps each tax parcel from Fort Robinson to Ickesburg. Without an address in hand, pan along US Route 11 and select the outline, and that holds around Blain too. If the land is near Millerstown, copy the parcel ID while you have it open; every clerk in the county asks for it first.
A short flood checklist
If the land is near Green Park, request whether the home has flooded before closing; an insurance quote early avoids surprises.
Where the recorded documents are
When the details count, request the recorded deed through the Recorder of Deeds; the viewer just points to it, whether the land is near Landisburg or elsewhere in the county. Older tracts near Shermans Creek can trace back through a long string of deeds, so a title company is worth hiring before a purchase.
A quick look at the area
Bloomfield holds the county offices, where most land records are kept. Other places on the map include Blain, Duncannon, Landisburg, and Liverpool, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Roughly 46,083 people call Perry County home (Census estimate, 2023) on about 551 square miles. Perry County was formed in 1820, so old deeds can run back a long way. Features like Susquehanna River, Shermans Creek, and Fowlers Hollow State Park make handy reference points on the map.
Getting answers from the right desk
Questions about value or the owner field for land near Landisburg go to the county assessment office, the office behind the parcel record. Building or septic questions for a lot near Blain need the planning or permitting office, town or county, depending on location.
Neighboring parcel maps
The county touches Cumberland County, Dauphin County, Franklin County, Juniata County, and Northumberland County, all with their own assessor records, at least around Fowlers Hollow State Park. Acreage along the edge near Blain can be split in two county records, so open the neighboring map too. Around Fowlers Hollow State Park, the Platbookmapper state page lists every neighboring county map across Pennsylvania.
Low spots and local drainage
Small streams around Fort Robinson may not have detailed mapping, so walk the land after rain. Wetlands near Fort Robinson can limit building even outside a flood zone; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
Zones on the Perry County flood zone map
An AE label comes with a base flood elevation, while plain Zone A does not; that elevation drives building rules near Fowlers Hollow State Park. For a home near Ickesburg, a shaded X area marks moderate flood hazard, between the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floods; plain X, or C on older maps, means minimal mapped risk.
Lining it up with the parcel map
When the zone clips a corner of a lot near Millerstown, what matters is where the building sits.
What a flood zone means for a buyer
In and around Cove, get the Elevation Certificate if one exists: it compares the building to the BFE. Building or adding on near Shermans Creek in a mapped zone usually means extra permit review; check with the county or town building office before you plan.
Before you lean on the lines
Out toward Green Park, listed acreage is an assessed number; just a licensed surveyor establishes the real boundary on the ground. If the land is near Blain, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Using it on a phone
Most viewers work in a phone browser, useful out on a road near Ickesburg, though signal can drop in rural spots. A saved image of the lot near Millerstown and its lines is a good backup.
Frequently asked
How often are flood maps updated around Green Park?
Generally, zones near Bloomfield can shift when FEMA updates a panel, so look at the panel date.
Do I need flood insurance near Blain?
It depends, but for a building near Duncannon in an A or V zone with a federally backed or regulated mortgage, it's generally required, in communities that take part in the NFIP.
What is a LOMA in Perry County?
Short answer: FEMA's LOMA process is the usual route when a building near Duncannon sits above the base flood elevation, and lenders accept the result.
Does the county parcel map show flood zones near Susquehanna River?
Usually, a flood layer may appear in the county ArcGIS parcel map layer list, though it can lag behind FEMA's current panels around Marysville.
Does the parcel map work on a phone for land near Blain?
If the land is near Fort Robinson, no app is needed for most county viewers, though rural signal can drop.
Open the official Perry 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.