Blog · October 14, 2026 · Virginia
Pulaski County Flood Zone Map, Virginia: a practical guide
The zone on FEMA's map affects insurance, building and resale near Dublin.
Main page: Pulaski County, VA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Before you buy or build near Jefferson National Forest, check the Pulaski County flood zone map: FEMA's zone label affects insurance, permits and resale. Covered here for the county: locating a parcel on FEMA's map, decoding A, AE and X, and pairing it with the county ArcGIS parcel map, especially near Belspring.
The Pulaski County flood zone map: start here
For parcel-by-parcel detail, try the National Flood Hazard Layer viewer, which lets you click a spot and read its zone, for land near Belspring included. A tract near Jefferson National Forest without an address can still be found: zoom in from Interstate 81 and click the spot.
The viewer Pulaski County publishes
Property in and around Claytor Lake State Park are published on the Pulaski County ArcGIS parcel map, a viewer that needs no account. When a rural tract has no street number, follow Interstate 81 on the aerial and select the outline. With a lot near Dublin, write down the parcel ID from that panel; every records desk in the county will want it.
The paper trail behind a parcel
The map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, plats and easements for land near Jefferson National Forest are kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court. For a home near New River, bring the instrument number from the tax record so staff can find the deed fast.
Land on the county line
The county touches Bland County, Carroll County, Floyd County, Giles County, and Montgomery County, all with their own assessor records, at least around New River. Acreage along the edge near Allisonia can show up in two county records, so open the neighboring map as well. Closer to Allisonia, the Platbookmapper state page links every neighboring county map for Virginia.
A word on accuracy
For a home near Belspring, the acreage figure is an estimate; only a licensed surveyor can set the real corners on the ground. For a home near Fairlawn, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Zones on the Pulaski County flood zone map
For acreage around Jefferson National Forest, A and V zones mark the Special Flood Hazard Area, land with a 1-percent chance of flooding in any year. In and around Allisonia, a shaded X area is moderate risk, between the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floods; unshaded X means minimal mapped risk.
Places you'll see on the map
Pulaski is the county seat, home to the main records offices. Smaller places on the map include Dublin, Allisonia, Belspring, and Draper, each with its own cluster of lots. Around 33,655 people call Pulaski County home (Census estimate, 2023) spread over about 320 square miles. The county was organized in 1839, so old deeds can run back a long way, at least around Jefferson National Forest. Features like New River and Claytor Lake State Park make handy reference points on the map.
Field tips
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Allisonia, so load it before you lose signal. A saved image of the lot near Fairlawn and its lines keeps working without signal.
Questions to ask before you buy
Out toward Draper, ask the seller for any Elevation Certificate before closing; getting a quote early avoids surprises.
Sections, lots and bearings
Rural deeds near Draper commonly use metes-and-bounds descriptions, which trace the boundary call by call. Subdivision lots in Fairlawn usually use lot and block from a recorded plat instead, which is simpler to follow. Write down the legal description for the tract near Fairlawn for any title or survey request.
Use the county map alongside FEMA
FEMA doesn't draw property lines, so open the Pulaski County ArcGIS parcel map next for the outline of the tract near Claytor Lake State Park.
Low spots and local drainage
Low-lying fields near Hiwassee aren't always studied in detail, so look for water marks and debris lines. Marshy spots near Dublin can limit building too; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
Lenders and permits
For a tract near Claytor Lake State Park, get the Elevation Certificate if one exists: it can change the insurance price a lot. Remodeling a house in a zone near Hiwassee often needs a floodplain permit; call the permitting office before you plan.
Quick answers
What does Zone AE mean near Draper?
For land near Allisonia, an AE zone has a 1% annual chance of flooding and a base flood elevation; unnumbered A zones don't list one.
How do I check the flood zone for an address in Pulaski County?
It depends, but search the address near Claytor Lake State Park on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which takes a couple of minutes.
Is there a flood layer on the parcel viewer near Allisonia?
Good question; a flood layer may appear in the county ArcGIS parcel map layer list, though it can lag behind FEMA's current panels around Jefferson National Forest.
How often are flood maps updated near Fairlawn?
Short answer: zones near Allisonia can shift when FEMA updates a panel; your community is notified before changes take effect.
How is land described in Virginia deeds near Fairlawn?
In and around Draper, it's the formal description of the land in the deed; a surveyor can interpret it.
Open the official Pulaski County, VA 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.