Is Juneau City and Borough, AK in a flood zone?
FEMA's National Risk Index puts Juneau City and Borough's flood hazard at the 38th percentile nationally — among the lowest flood hazard in the country — driven by coastal storm surge rather than inland rivers — FEMA's model puts a surge event here at about once every 83 years. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Juneau City and Borough's flood-insurance compliance gap
Out of 174 homes FEMA counts inside Juneau City and Borough's mapped flood zone, 153 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 87.9% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in Juneau City and Borough, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 10.4% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Where Juneau City and Borough ranks
Juneau City and Borough sits at rank 2012 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 1399 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Juneau City and Borough, Alaska covers 2,702.924 square miles and counts roughly 31,572 residents.
Checking a specific address in Juneau City and Borough
945 of Juneau City and Borough's 9,118 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 Juneau City and Borough's numbers. Because storm surge plays a real role here, the guide to coastal vs. inland flood hazard is worth reading alongside this page.