Is Androscoggin County, ME in a flood zone?
FEMA's National Risk Index puts Androscoggin County's flood hazard at the 61.6th percentile nationally — below the national norm for flood hazard — driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about 1.8 times a year. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Androscoggin County's flood-insurance compliance gap
Out of 354 homes FEMA counts inside Androscoggin County's mapped flood zone, 124 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 35% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in Androscoggin County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0.5% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
How Androscoggin County compares nationally
Androscoggin County sits at rank 1259 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 552 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Androscoggin County, Maine covers 467.956 square miles and counts roughly 115,272 residents.
Your street may differ from Androscoggin County's average
164 of Androscoggin County's 34,903 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count — useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly which FEMA and Census tables feed Androscoggin County's numbers. The guide to what the Special Flood Hazard Area actually means explains why the mandatory-insurance rule exists and who it applies to.