Blog · October 14, 2026 · North Dakota
Reading the Towner County Flood Zone Map for a parcel
Flood zones are set by FEMA, and checking one near Hansboro takes a few minutes.
Main page: Towner County, ND GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Weighing a property around Cando? The Towner County flood zone map tells you whether it sits in a FEMA flood zone, and it costs nothing to check. What this Towner County guide covers: finding the address on FEMA's map, reading the zone codes, and pairing it with the North Dakota Parcel Viewer.
Checking the Towner County flood zone map step by step
For parcel-by-parcel detail, try the National Flood Hazard Layer viewer, where zone shading sits over a photo base, which applies near Brumba National Wildlife Refuge as much as anywhere. Rural land near Sarles with no street number is still easy to locate: search the nearest road then click the parcel area.
Opening the official parcel viewer
In and around Hansboro, the no-cost parcel map for this area is the North Dakota Parcel Viewer, and no login is needed to use it. For a parcel near Agate, enter a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, then pick the result to center the map on it. If you're looking near Cando, the parcel card typically gives the owner of record, assessed acreage, a parcel ID and in many cases the last transfer.
Neighboring parcel maps
Towner County meets Benson County, Cavalier County, Pierce County, Ramsey County, and Rolette County, all with their own assessor records. A tract near the line by Egeland can be split across two assessors' files, so look at the neighboring map as well. For a parcel near Agate, our state page links each neighboring county map across North Dakota.
What the map can't tell you
In and around Agate, the acreage figure is a tax-roll number; just a licensed surveyor can set the real corners on the ground. If you're looking near Rock Lake National Wildlife Refuge, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
What to request from a seller
For acreage around Bisbee, ask the listing agent for any Elevation Certificate before closing; getting a quote early keeps the budget honest.
On site with the map
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Maza, so load it before you lose signal. A screenshot of the parcel near Cando with its ID is a good backup.
Towner County in a few facts
Cando holds the county offices, home to the main records offices. Other places on the map include Bisbee, Egeland, Hansboro, and Perth, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Roughly 2,030 people call Towner County home (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) across roughly 1,025 square miles. Towner County dates to 1883, which matters when you trace an old farm's title. Features like Brumba National Wildlife Refuge help you orient on the aerial.
Water near Maza
Low-lying fields near Maza may not have detailed mapping, so walk the land after rain. Marshy spots near Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge can limit building too; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
Zones on the Towner County flood zone map
An AE label includes a base flood elevation (BFE), while plain Zone A does not; that elevation drives building rules near Sarles. For property near Bisbee, a shaded X area is moderate risk, roughly the 100- to 500-year range; unshaded X means minimal mapped risk.
Legal descriptions in North Dakota
North Dakota uses the Public Land Survey System, which means a tract near Maza is described by section, township and range. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though corrections make some sections near Rock Lake National Wildlife Refuge odd-sized. Write down the legal description for the tract near Rocklake when you talk to a surveyor.
Use the county map alongside FEMA
FEMA's map shows zones but not ownership, so check the North Dakota Parcel Viewer too to see exactly which lot near Bisbee you're looking at.
Insurance, lenders and building
For a parcel near Cando, an Elevation Certificate from a surveyor helps: it records the building's elevation against the base flood. Building or adding on near Rocklake in a mapped zone often needs a floodplain permit; ask the local floodplain administrator early.
Questions about the Towner County flood zone map
What is the difference between Zone A and AE for land near Brumba National Wildlife Refuge?
It depends, but both are high-risk zones, but only AE has a base flood elevation, which shapes building rules near Brumba National Wildlife Refuge.
Where do I find the BFE for a lot near Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge?
In and around Sarles, the BFE is printed in AE zones on FEMA's map; local rules may require building above it.
Will my lender require flood insurance near Rocklake?
In and around Rock Lake National Wildlife Refuge, it's typically required only for structures in high-risk zones with federally backed loans; elsewhere it's optional.
Can I see flood zones on the North Dakota Parcel Viewer near Hansboro?
For a parcel near Cando, a flood layer may appear in the North Dakota Parcel Viewer layer list, though it can lag behind FEMA's current panels.
How is land described in North Dakota deeds for land near Brumba National Wildlife Refuge?
For acreage around Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge, it's the formal description of the land in the deed; a surveyor can interpret it.
Open the official Towner County, ND 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.