Blog · October 14, 2026 · Kansas
The Phillips County Flood Zone Map: a Kansas guide
Look up any Phillips County address on FEMA's flood map, read the zone, and match it to the parcel record for land around Long Island.
Main page: Phillips County, KS GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Phillips County facts and neighboring maps).
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Is that lot in Prairie View in a flood zone? The Phillips County flood zone map answer comes from FEMA, and it's free to look up. FEMA's free Flood Map Service Center and the Phillips County parcel viewer answer it together.
The sections below go from the FEMA search to the Phillips County parcel record, then cover insurance, permits and map changes near Glade.
Where to see the official Phillips County flood zone map
FEMA's official flood maps for Phillips County are free at the FEMA Flood Map Service Center. If a property near Prairie View has no street number yet, search the nearest road and pan to it. For an interactive view of Phillips County, try FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer viewer, which displays how much of a Phillips County parcel sits inside the zone. Next, the ORKA parcel viewer confirms which Phillips County parcel you're looking at. If the Phillips County viewer has a floodplain layer, treat it as a convenience copy and confirm on FEMA's map.
Step one: the free Phillips County viewer
Phillips County publishes its parcels on the ORKA parcel viewer, which runs on a parcel platform shared by many Kansas counties, free to use for a lot in Prairie View or a property near Logan. Pick Phillips County on the ORKA start page, then search an address in Prairie View or click a tract outside town. Our Phillips County, KS page keeps the official link and the maps next door to Logan in one place.
High, moderate and minimal risk in Phillips County
Any Phillips County parcel shaded as Zone A, AE, AH or AO sits in what FEMA calls a Special Flood Hazard Area, defined by a 1-percent annual chance of being flooded. A surveyor working near Phillipsburg uses the base flood elevation printed for AE zones; unnumbered A zones don't have one. Shaded Zone X around Phillipsburg sits in the moderate band between the 100-year and 500-year floods. Unshaded Zone X near Prairie View is minimal risk.
Low ground and small streams around Phillipsburg
Small streams and ditches near Phillipsburg may not be studied in detail, so treat an unmapped channel as a reason to ask questions, not proof the ground stays dry.
Questions to ask before buying in Phillips County
Request any past flood claims history for a Phillips County property before closing; it tells you more than the map alone. An agent working in Phillips County can quote flood coverage once you know the zone for the lot near Agra.
Floodways and restudies near Kirwin
When FEMA restudies streams in the county, preliminary maps are posted before they take effect, and a lot near Stuttgart can move in or out of a zone. A floodway on a county panel marks the part of the floodplain that carries the main flow, and it's treated more strictly than the rest of the zone near Stuttgart.
When the map affects a deal
Lenders watch the zone closely on Phillips County properties. Where a building in Phillipsburg is mapped in a high-risk zone and secures a loan from a federally regulated or insured lender, the lender must require flood coverage under the Flood Disaster Protection Act, wherever the community joins the NFIP. Outside the A zones around Prairie View, coverage is optional, although a lender in Kansas can still ask for it. When a Phillips County homesite is on a rise inside a mapped zone, FEMA's LOMA process allows a review, usually backed by an elevation certificate from a surveyor who works in Phillips County. Adding on to a house near Prairie View inside the zone has to meet local floodplain rules, so call the county or the town office in Phillipsburg before work starts.
Phillips County flood zones questions
Does the Phillips County parcel map display flood zones?
Check the layer list in the ORKA parcel viewer; if Phillips County includes a floodplain layer, confirm the zone on FEMA's map anyway.
What does Zone AE mean on a Phillips County flood map?
Zone AE on a lot in Agra is a mapped 100-year floodplain with a base flood elevation, so mandatory insurance rules apply to federally backed mortgages.
What is a base flood elevation for a Phillips County property?
For a Phillips County property in Zone AE, the base flood elevation marks how high the 100-year flood is expected to rise, and it's printed in AE zones.
Can a flood zone in Phillips County be changed?
An owner near Long Island can request a Letter of Map Amendment from FEMA with elevation data, usually from a licensed surveyor.
Can I build in a flood zone in Phillips County?
Often, but local floodplain rules apply; ask the county or town building office in Agra well before you buy.
Open the official Phillips County, KS parcel map Phillips 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.