Blog · October 14, 2026 · Mississippi
Reading the Picayune Flood Zone Map for a parcel
Flood zones are set by FEMA, and checking one near Poplarville takes a few minutes.
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Weighing a property around Lumberton? A quick look at the Picayune flood zone map shows whether the lot falls inside a mapped floodplain, and the lookup is free. Covered here for Picayune: locating a parcel on FEMA's map, decoding A, AE and X, and pairing it with the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer.
The Picayune flood zone map: start here
The official source is FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: search an address around Lumberton, and pick the FIRMette or map view. A tract near Lumberton without an address is still easy to locate: pan from the closest town and click the spot.
The viewer Pearl River County publishes
Your first stop is the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer; it includes each tax parcel around Lumberton and Poplarville. In and around Poplarville, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the viewer zooms to the match. In and around Lumberton, the record panel typically gives the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, the parcel number and often a sale date.
Deeds, plats and who keeps them
Before you sign anything, pull the recorded deed through the Chancery Clerk; the parcel map near Poplarville only summarizes it. With a lot near Lumberton, have ready the document number from the tax record to skip a name search.
Picayune and the county around it
Picayune sits in Pearl River County, Mississippi, so its parcels are on the county's map. Near Poplarville, city or town hall handles matters such as zoning, permits and utilities within town limits, while the county keeps the tax map. Land beyond the town limits out by Lumberton often falls under county rules instead.
What to request from a seller
Request about past flood claims for the house near Lumberton; getting a quote early avoids surprises.
Reading A, AE and X
If you're looking near Lumberton, zones beginning with A or V mark the Special Flood Hazard Area, meaning a 1% or greater chance of flooding each year. For land near Lumberton, a shaded X area is moderate risk, roughly the 100- to 500-year range; unshaded X means minimal mapped risk.
Beyond the mapped zones
Low-lying fields near Poplarville may not have detailed mapping, so walk the land after rain. Wet ground around Lumberton is a separate issue from flood zones; check the National Wetlands Inventory mapper for a first look.
Matching the zone to the lot lines
FEMA's map shows zones but not ownership, so check the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer too for the outline of the tract near Lumberton.
Taking the map into the field
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Lumberton, though signal can drop in rural spots. A saved image of the lot near Poplarville and its lines is a good backup.
Insurance, lenders and building
For a structure inside an A or V zone and the loan is federally backed or regulated, mandatory purchase rules apply where the community participates in the National Flood Insurance Program, which applies near Lumberton as much as anywhere. Building or adding on near Lumberton in a mapped zone can trigger elevation rules; ask the local floodplain administrator early.
Land on the county line
Pearl River County borders St. Tammany Parish, LA, Washington Parish, LA, Forrest County, Hancock County, and Harrison County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Ground near Lumberton that runs to the line may be split across two assessors' files, so open the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. For land near Poplarville, our state page links every bordering county map for Mississippi.
Reading the legal description
Mississippi uses the Public Land Survey System, so deeds around Lumberton reference sections and townships. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though sections near Poplarville can be irregular. Write down the legal description for the tract near Poplarville when you talk to a surveyor.
Who handles what
Questions about value or the owner field for land near Poplarville are handled by the County Tax Assessor, the office behind the parcel record. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Poplarville go to planning, building or health offices, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Questions about the Picayune flood zone map
What is a base flood elevation for land near Lumberton?
Short answer: a BFE near Lumberton tells builders how high the lowest floor should be; surveyors near Poplarville use it often.
When is flood insurance required around Lumberton?
It depends, but lenders generally require it for buildings near Poplarville in a Special Flood Hazard Area when the loan is federally regulated or insured, in communities that take part in the NFIP.
Is Zone X safe from flooding around Lumberton?
Usually, Zone X near Poplarville means moderate (shaded) or minimal (unshaded) mapped risk, and floods still happen outside high-risk zones.
Can I challenge a flood zone near Lumberton?
You can ask FEMA for a LOMA if surveyed elevations show the building near Poplarville is above the BFE, and lenders accept the result.
Which office handles records for land near Poplarville?
The County Tax Assessor handles values and the tax roll, and the Chancery Clerk keeps deeds; planning offices cover zoning near Poplarville
Open the official Pearl River County, MS 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.