Blog · October 17, 2026 · Idaho
Using the Shelley Flood Zone Map
The zone on FEMA's map affects insurance, building and resale near Blackfoot.
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Before an offer near Blackfoot, check the Shelley flood zone map: FEMA's zone label affects insurance, permits and resale. In this Shelley guide: locating a parcel on FEMA's map, decoding A, AE and X, and pairing it with the Idaho statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer.
Checking the Shelley flood zone map step by step
The official source is FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: type an address near Firth, then open the map view for that panel. Rural land near Blackfoot with no street number can still be found: pan from the closest town and click inside the land.
Pulling up a parcel
Property in and around Basalt appear on the Idaho statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer, free to use and open without a login. With a lot near Blackfoot, enter a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. For acreage around Basalt, the record panel normally shows the owner of record, assessed acreage, the parcel number and sometimes recent sales.
Where Shelley fits in
Shelley is part of Bingham County, Idaho, and the county assessor maps its lots. For acreage around Blackfoot, city or town hall handles things like zoning, permits and utilities for lots inside the boundary, while the county keeps the tax map. Lots just outside the town limits toward Firth often follows county rules rather than the town's.
Decoding the flood zone labels
An AE label includes a base flood elevation (BFE), and an unnumbered A zone has none; surveyors near Blackfoot use that number. Closer to Firth, shaded Zone X is moderate risk, between the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floods; unshaded X means minimal mapped risk.
Questions to ask before you buy
Ask the listing agent about past flood claims for the house near Blackfoot; getting a quote early avoids surprises.
Use the county map alongside FEMA
FEMA doesn't draw property lines, so check the Idaho statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer too to see exactly which lot near Aberdeen you're looking at.
Lenders and permits
On ground around Basalt, get the Elevation Certificate if one exists: it compares the building to the BFE. Building or adding on near Aberdeen in a mapped zone usually means extra permit review; call the permitting office early.
Backing up the map with records
For anything that matters, request the recorded deed through the County Recorder (the county clerk serves as recorder); the viewer just points to it. Inherited tracts around Firth can sit on several deeds, and a title company is worth hiring before a purchase.
Neighboring parcel maps
Bingham County borders Bannock County, Blaine County, Bonneville County, Butte County, and Caribou County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. A tract near the line by Blackfoot may show up in two county records, so look at the neighboring map as well. If the land is near Blackfoot, our state page lists every neighboring county map across Idaho.
Reading the legal description
Idaho follows the Public Land Survey System, so rural legal descriptions near Blackfoot cite section, township and range. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though corrections make some sections near Firth odd-sized. Keep the legal description for land near Blackfoot for any title or survey request.
Taking the map into the field
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Blackfoot, so load it before you lose signal. A saved image of the lot near Firth and its lines helps when you meet an owner or agent.
Getting answers from the right desk
Anything recorded against property around Aberdeen come from the County Recorder (the county clerk serves as recorder), often with an online index. Building or septic questions for a lot near Firth are for the local planning and health departments, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Beyond the mapped zones
Low-lying fields near Blackfoot may not have detailed mapping, so ask neighbors about past flooding. Wetlands near Aberdeen can limit building even outside a flood zone; check the National Wetlands Inventory mapper for a first look.
Questions about the Shelley flood zone map
How do I check the flood zone for an address in Shelley?
Good question; FEMA's free map shows the zone for any spot near Aberdeen, which takes a couple of minutes.
What is a base flood elevation for land near Aberdeen?
In most cases, a BFE near Aberdeen tells builders how high the lowest floor should be; local rules may require building above it.
What is a LOMA around Aberdeen?
For most people, you can ask FEMA for a LOMA if surveyed elevations show the building near Basalt is above the BFE; it starts with an elevation survey.
Does the county parcel map show flood zones for land near Basalt?
Generally, a flood layer may appear in the Idaho statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer layer list; confirm a lot near Blackfoot on FEMA's map either way.
Why do offices ask for the parcel ID around Aberdeen?
It's the number the County Assessor uses to track a tract near Basalt; copy it before you call anyone.
Open the official Bingham County, ID 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.