Is Jones County, NC in a flood zone?
FEMA's National Risk Index puts Jones County's flood hazard at the 33.2th percentile nationally — among the lowest flood hazard in the country — split between inland river flooding (about once every 2 years) and coastal storm surge (about once every 1 years). County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Jones County's flood-insurance compliance gap
Out of 207 homes FEMA counts inside Jones County's mapped flood zone, 59 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 28.5% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in Jones County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 4.2% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Where Jones County ranks
Jones County sits at rank 2160 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 2454 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Jones County, North Carolina is home to about 9,462 people across 471.368 square miles of land.
Checking a specific address in Jones County
Across all of Jones County's 4,872 residential structures, 205 carry an NFIP policy today — a county-wide count that still can't tell you one address's own mapped zone.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly which FEMA and Census tables feed Jones County's numbers. Because storm surge plays a real role here, the guide to coastal vs. inland flood hazard is worth reading alongside this page.