Pittsylvania County, VA: flood risk, in FEMA's own numbers
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Pittsylvania County scores at the 77.4th percentile for flood hazard, rated "Relatively Moderate" — a middling flood hazard by national standards. The hazard here is driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about 2.3 times a year. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Pittsylvania County's flood-insurance compliance gap
Out of 352 homes FEMA counts inside Pittsylvania County's mapped flood zone, 6 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 1.7% compliance, short of full coverage. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0.1% of all residential structures in Pittsylvania County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Pittsylvania County against the rest of the country
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Pittsylvania County ranks 741 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 898 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. Pittsylvania County, Virginia covers 969.003 square miles and counts roughly 59,410 residents.
Your street may differ from Pittsylvania County's average
21 of Pittsylvania County's 43,365 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count — useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
Where Pittsylvania 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.