Lamar County, GA Flood Zone & Flood Risk Data
Lamar County, GA flood risk explained
Flood hazard in Lamar County sits at the 15.2th national percentile, among the lowest flood hazard in the country; driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast, FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about once every 4 years. That's a county-wide figure, not a per-address one, FEMA's parcel maps are a live lookup, not a bulk file.
Mandatory flood insurance compliance in Lamar County
Out of 43 homes FEMA counts inside Lamar County's mapped flood zone, 0 carry the flood policy federal law requires there, 0% compliance, short of full coverage. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0.2% of all residential structures in Lamar County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise, relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Where Lamar County ranks
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Lamar County ranks 2696, 1 being the highest hazard nationally, and 1787 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. Lamar County, Georgia covers 183.501 square miles and counts roughly 20,690 residents.
Checking a specific address in Lamar County
12 of Lamar County's 7,397 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count, useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
Where Lamar County's figures come from
Every figure on this page traces to a named FEMA dataset, documented in the methodology guide. If you're unsure why any of this insurance requirement exists at all, the SFHA explainer covers it from first principles.