Is Waupaca County, WI in a flood zone?
FEMA's National Risk Index puts Waupaca County's flood hazard at the 66.3th 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 once every 3 years. That's a county-wide figure, not a per-address one — FEMA's parcel maps are a live lookup, not a bulk file.
Waupaca County's flood-insurance compliance gap
Out of 568 homes FEMA counts inside Waupaca County's mapped flood zone, 128 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 22.5% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in Waupaca County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 0.7% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
Waupaca County against the rest of the country
Waupaca County sits at rank 1105 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 995 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). Waupaca County, Wisconsin covers 747.702 square miles and counts roughly 51,171 residents.
Your street may differ from Waupaca County's average
138 of Waupaca County's 20,577 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count — useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly which FEMA and Census tables feed Waupaca 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.