Is Lander County, NV in a flood zone?
FEMA's National Risk Index puts Lander County's flood hazard at the 15.7th percentile nationally — 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 2 years. That's a county-wide figure, not a per-address one — FEMA's parcel maps are a live lookup, not a bulk file.
Who actually carries the flood insurance FEMA requires
Out of 906 homes FEMA counts inside Lander County's mapped flood zone, 103 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 11.4% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in Lander County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 3% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Lander County against the rest of the country
Lander County sits at rank 2682 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 2751 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Lander County, Nevada is home to about 5,785 people across 5,519.247 square miles of land.
Checking a specific address in Lander County
Across all of Lander County's 3,556 residential structures, 106 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 Lander 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.