Is Page County, VA in a flood zone?
FEMA's National Risk Index puts Page County's flood hazard at the 56.6th percentile nationally — below the national norm for flood hazard — driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about 1.6 times a year. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Page County's flood-insurance compliance gap
23.7% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Page County — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 65 policies against 274 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Across all residential structures in Page County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0.9% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
How Page County compares nationally
Page County sits at rank 1430 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 1658 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Page County, Virginia covers 310.017 square miles and counts roughly 23,686 residents.
Checking a specific address in Page County
Across all of Page County's 10,917 residential structures, 103 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 Page 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.