Is Nottoway County, VA in a flood zone?
FEMA's National Risk Index puts Nottoway County's flood hazard at the 12.8th 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. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Who actually carries the flood insurance FEMA requires
33.3% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Nottoway County — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 1 policies against 3 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Across all residential structures in Nottoway County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0.1% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Nottoway County against the rest of the country
Nottoway County sits at rank 2765 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 2060 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Nottoway County, Virginia covers 314.39 square miles and counts roughly 15,632 residents.
Checking a specific address in Nottoway County
Across all of Nottoway County's 5,373 residential structures, 4 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 Nottoway 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.