Tazewell County, VA flood risk explained
Flood hazard in Tazewell County sits at the 75.1th national percentile, a middling flood hazard by national standards; driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about 2.6 times a year. This describes the county, not any one street — FEMA only publishes exact parcel zones through a live map service.
Mandatory flood insurance compliance in Tazewell County
Out of 370 homes FEMA counts inside Tazewell County's mapped flood zone, 117 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 31.6% compliance, short of full coverage. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0.7% of all residential structures in Tazewell County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
How Tazewell County compares nationally
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Tazewell County ranks 818 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 1211 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. About 38,875 people live in Tazewell County, Virginia, spread over 518.791 square miles.
Checking a specific address in Tazewell County
144 of Tazewell County's 19,881 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count — useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
Where Tazewell 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.