Blog · October 14, 2026 · Arkansas
Pope County Flood Zone Map (Arkansas)
FEMA's free flood maps and the Pope County parcel viewer, used together for property near Atkins.
Main page: Pope County, AR GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Pope County facts and neighboring maps).
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The Pope County flood zone map question tends to arrive at a bad moment: a lender's letter, an insurance quote, or a permit counter in Dover. For any tract in Pope County, Arkansas, the answer affects insurance, permits and resale.
The sections below go from the FEMA search to the Pope County parcel record, then cover insurance, permits and map changes near London.
Where to see the official Pope County flood zone map
The authoritative source for a Pope County flood zone map is FEMA, so begin at the FEMA Flood Map Service Center. If a property near Atkins has no street number yet, search the nearest road and pan to it. For an interactive view of the county, try FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer viewer and reports the zone wherever you click near Dover. Switch to the Pope County ArcGIS parcel map and track down the same property near Atkins. Laying the county parcel outline beside the FEMA shading shows if a homesite near Atkins sits above or inside the zone.
Search Pope County parcels by owner, address or ID
The county's own public map is the Pope County ArcGIS parcel map, built on an Esri ArcGIS web map, and it opens without an account for parcels in Russellville and the rest of the county. Most people track down their Pope County tract fastest by searching an address in Pottsville, then clicking the outline. Bookmark our Pope County page too; it tracks the official Arkansas link if it moves and lists the maps around Russellville.
Reading the zones on a Pope County flood map
Any Pope County parcel shaded as Zone A, AE, AH or AO sits in what FEMA calls a Special Flood Hazard Area, meaning FEMA estimates a 1-percent annual chance of flooding. Where a Pope County tract shows Zone AE, there's a base flood elevation to compare a building against; in Zone A there is not one. Land near Atkins in shaded X (Zone B on older maps) is moderate risk, between the 1-percent and 0.2-percent annual chance lines. Unshaded Zone X near Atkins is minimal risk.
Pope County land records
For a property near Pottsville, the recorded documents sit with the circuit clerk, who ordinarily serves as ex officio recorder; the parcel map is built from them for taxes. A deed for land near Hector is normally recorded by the county circuit clerk, who doubles as recorder under Arkansas law. Copy the parcel identifier and legal description from the county record before you request a deed for land near Hector.
Pope County at a glance
From Russellville, the seat of the county, the map spreads out to Atkins, Dover, London, and Pottsville. Unincorporated communities in Pope County, including Appleton, Oak Grove, and Augsburg, show up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Census Bureau estimates put Pope County at about 64,593 residents in 2023 on roughly 811 square miles of land. The Pope County map mixes subdivision lots near Russellville with farm and wooded tracts farther out. With a founding date of 1829, Pope County has long chains of title on some rural tracts.
Tracts that cross the Pope County line
Near the edge of the county, check the next map over: Conway County, Johnson County, Logan County, Newton County, and Searcy County all border it. Our Arkansas page links each map neighboring Pope County.
Unmapped creeks in Pope County
A creek near Atkins that shows no detailed zone can still flood; FEMA says moderate- and low-risk areas still carry risk.
Flood insurance and building rules in Pope County
Here's why the zone matters at a closing in Dover. When a county home falls inside an A or V zone and is financed by a regulated or federally insured lender, the lender must require flood coverage; that applies where the local government around Atkins is in the National Flood Insurance Program. Outside the A zones around Atkins, federal rules don't require a policy; pricing a policy for land near Atkins is still worth a call. Think the map is wrong about a house in Dover? A Letter of Map Amendment request is the formal route, usually backed by an elevation certificate from a surveyor who works in Pope County. Adding on to a house near Atkins inside the zone has to meet local floodplain rules, and the building office serving Atkins explains the steps.
Pope County, AR: common questions
How can I check a Pope County, AR flood zone?
Look it up at FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, then match the parcel lines in the Pope County ArcGIS parcel map; for land near Dover, a zone starting with A or V is high risk.
My house near Dover is in Zone X. Is insurance required?
FEMA does not require it for a Zone X lot in Pottsville, but coverage is available and some lenders ask for it.
Can I build in a flood zone in Pope County?
Building in a Special Flood Hazard Area near Pottsville usually needs a floodplain permit and may require elevating the structure, so check with the county floodplain administrator.
What does BFE mean on the flood map for Pottsville?
For a Pope County property in Zone AE, the BFE is the height floodwater is expected to reach in the 1-percent-annual-chance flood, and it is printed in AE zones.
What does Zone AE mean on a Pope County flood map?
Yes, a property near Dover in Zone AE is high risk: a 1-percent-annual-chance floodplain where FEMA lists a base flood elevation.
Who prepares an elevation certificate for a house in Pottsville?
Hire a professional surveyor or engineer who works in Pope County; ask the local floodplain office first in case one exists.
Open the official Pope County, AR parcel map Pope 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.