Blog · October 14, 2026 · Ohio
Tallmadge Flood Zone Map: checking a property's flood zone
The zone on FEMA's map affects insurance, building and resale near Kent.
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Before you buy or build near Mogadore, check the Tallmadge flood zone map: the zone on that map shapes insurance, permits and resale. Covered here for Tallmadge: locating a parcel on FEMA's map, reading the zone codes, and pairing it with the Portage County Beacon site.
Checking the Tallmadge flood zone map step by step
Flood zones come from FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: type an address near Streetsboro, and choose the dynamic map. Vacant ground around Kent can still be found: pan from the closest town and click the spot.
Where the parcel data lives
The public parcel map for this area is the Portage County Beacon site, and no login is needed to use it. For property near Mogadore, put in a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, then pick the result to center the map on it. For acreage around Sugar Bush Knolls, the record panel normally shows the owner of record, assessed acreage, the parcel number and often a sale date.
Legal descriptions in Ohio
Older tracts around Ravenna commonly use metes-and-bounds descriptions, which trace the boundary call by call. Subdivision lots in Kent usually use lot and block from a recorded plat instead, making them easier to find. Write down the legal description for the tract near Ravenna when you talk to a surveyor.
Recorded documents worth pulling
The map is an index, not the title: deeds, plats and easements covering ground around Ravenna are kept by the County Recorder. For a tract near Kent, have ready the document number listed on the parcel record to skip a name search.
Tallmadge, OH: the basics
Tallmadge sits in Portage County, Ohio, so its parcels are on the county's map. For a parcel near Ravenna, city or town hall handles things like zoning, permits and utilities within town limits, while the county keeps the tax map. Acreage past the city limits toward Kent generally follows county rules, not municipal ones.
A short flood checklist
Request whether the home has flooded on the property near Mogadore; getting a quote early avoids surprises.
Field tips
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, useful out on a road near Ravenna, though signal can drop in rural spots. A screenshot of the parcel near Kent with its ID helps when you meet an owner or agent.
Getting answers from the right desk
Anything recorded against property around Mogadore come from the County Recorder, often with an online index. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Mogadore go to planning, building or health offices, and the answer depends on jurisdiction.
What the zone letters mean
On ground around Aurora, any A or V zone are Special Flood Hazard Areas, land with a 1-percent chance of flooding in any year. Closer to Mogadore, a low-risk label isn't a guarantee: FEMA notes that floods happen outside mapped zones too.
Beyond the mapped zones
Creeks and ditches near Streetsboro may not have detailed mapping, so walk the land after rain. Marshy spots near Sugar Bush Knolls can limit building too; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
Parcel lines plus flood zones
FEMA doesn't draw property lines, so pair it with the Portage County Beacon site to see exactly which lot near Sugar Bush Knolls you're looking at.
Land on the county line
Portage County touches Cuyahoga County, Geauga County, Mahoning County, Stark County, and Summit County, all with their own assessor records. Ground near Streetsboro that runs to the line may show up across two assessors' files, so look at the neighboring map too. If the land is near Ravenna, our state page links each neighboring county map across Ohio.
Money questions tied to the zone
If the land is near Streetsboro, get the Elevation Certificate if one exists: it can change the insurance price a lot. Building or adding on near Ravenna in a mapped zone usually means extra permit review; check with the county or town building office early.
Limits of the parcel data
Listed acreage is an assessed number; just a licensed surveyor sets the real boundary on land around Sugar Bush Knolls. For a parcel near Aurora, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Quick answers
Is my property near Streetsboro in a flood zone?
It depends, but FEMA's free map shows the zone for any spot near Mogadore; then confirm the parcel on the county viewer.
Will my lender require flood insurance near Mogadore?
Good question; lenders generally require it for buildings near Aurora in a Special Flood Hazard Area when the loan is federally regulated or insured, in communities that take part in the NFIP.
Do I need to worry about flooding in Zone X around Streetsboro?
In most cases, Zone X near Ravenna means moderate (shaded) or minimal (unshaded) mapped risk, and floods still happen outside high-risk zones.
Is AE a high-risk flood zone for land near Sugar Bush Knolls?
Good question; both are high-risk zones, but only AE has a base flood elevation, so builders near Kent design to that elevation.
What's the tax parcel number used for in Tallmadge?
Every office uses it to pull the same file for land near Mogadore, and it's on the record panel and tax bills.
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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.