Blog · October 14, 2026 · Georgia
Worth County Flood Zone Map: checking a property's flood zone
Flood zones are set by FEMA, and checking one near Poulan takes a few minutes.
Main page: Worth County, GA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Weighing a property around Oakfield? The Worth County flood zone map tells you whether FEMA puts it in a high-risk zone, and the lookup is free. Covered here for the county: finding the address on FEMA's map, reading the zone codes, and pairing it with the Worth County qPublic map, at least around Sylvester.
The Worth County flood zone map: start here
If you'd rather pan and zoom, open the National Flood Hazard Layer viewer, which lets you click a spot and read its zone, and that holds around Sumner too. Vacant ground around Sumner is still easy to locate: zoom in from the nearest road and click inside the land.
Getting to the right map
Begin with the Worth County qPublic map; it includes each assessed parcel from Sumner to Sylvester. Near Oakfield, 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 Oakfield, copy the parcel ID while you have it open; every clerk in the county will want it.
On site with the map
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Warwick, though signal can drop in rural spots. A saved image of the lot near Warwick and its lines is a good backup.
Zones on the Worth County flood zone map
For acreage around Acree, A and V zones mark the Special Flood Hazard Area, meaning a 1% or greater chance of flooding each year. For a parcel near Sylvester, shaded Zone X marks moderate flood hazard, roughly the 100- to 500-year range; plain X, or C on older maps, is minimal risk.
Worth County in a few facts
Sylvester serves as the county seat, which is where the courthouse records live. You'll also find Poulan, Warwick, Sumner, and Acree, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Around 20,273 people live in this county (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) spread over about 571 square miles, especially near Oakfield. The county dates to 1853, and some chains of title near Bridgeboro are long.
Legal descriptions in Georgia
Rural deeds near Sumner commonly use metes-and-bounds descriptions, listing bearings, distances and landmarks. Town lots near Warwick are typically described by lot and block, which is simpler to follow. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Poulan when you talk to a surveyor.
Parcel lines plus flood zones
FEMA's map shows zones but not ownership, so check the Worth County qPublic map too to see exactly which lot near Warwick you're looking at.
Lenders and permits
For a parcel near Warwick, get the Elevation Certificate if one exists: it can change the insurance price a lot. Building or adding on near Oakfield in a mapped zone can trigger elevation rules; call the permitting office early.
Recorded documents worth pulling
Around Sylvester, the map is an index, not the title: deeds, subdivision plats and easements for parcels in the county sit with the Clerk of Superior Court. Closer to Poulan, use the book and page listed on the parcel record to skip a name search.
Getting answers from the right desk
If the acreage or value on a parcel near Poulan looks off belong with the county Board of Tax Assessors, the office behind the parcel record. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Bridgeboro are for the local planning and health departments, town or county, depending on location.
Questions to ask before you buy
For a home near Acree, request about past flood claims before closing; an insurance quote early keeps the budget honest.
Limits of the parcel data
For a home near Sumner, the acreage figure is an estimate; only a licensed surveyor sets the real boundary on the ground. For a parcel near Poulan, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Beyond the mapped zones
Small streams around Sylvester aren't always studied in detail, so walk the land after rain. Marshy spots near Poulan can limit building too; check the National Wetlands Inventory mapper for a first look.
Land on the county line
The county meets Colquitt County, Crisp County, Dougherty County, Lee County, and Mitchell County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map, at least around Acree. A tract near the line by Acree may be split across two assessors' files, so open the neighboring map as well. If the land is near Poulan, the Platbookmapper state page links each bordering county map across Georgia.
Frequently asked
Is my property near Acree in a flood zone?
Good question; FEMA's free map shows the zone for any spot near Oakfield, and the zone code appears on the map.
How often are flood maps updated near Poulan?
For a tract near Poulan, FEMA revises flood maps panel by panel as new studies finish, so look at the panel date.
Can I see flood zones on the Worth County qPublic map?
Short answer: a flood layer may appear in the county qPublic map layer list; confirm a lot near Warwick on FEMA's map either way.
Will my lender require flood insurance near Oakfield?
For a home near Poulan, it's typically required only for structures in high-risk zones with federally backed loans; outside those zones it's your call.
Who do I call about a parcel near Bridgeboro?
For a home near Poulan, values are the county Board of Tax Assessors's job; recorded documents belong to the Clerk of Superior Court.
Open the official Worth County, GA 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.