Waynesboro city, VA: flood risk, in FEMA's own numbers
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Waynesboro city scores at the 31.1th percentile for flood hazard, rated "Very Low" — among the lowest flood hazard in the country. 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 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
FEMA hasn't published a residential structure count for Waynesboro city's mapped flood zone, so a reliable mandatory-compliance percentage can't be computed here — see the data quality guide for why this gap exists for roughly a quarter of US counties. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 1.1% of all residential structures in Waynesboro city carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
How Waynesboro city compares nationally
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Waynesboro city ranks 2224 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 1665 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. About 23,498 people live in Waynesboro city, Virginia, spread over 14.97 square miles.
What to do next if you own or are buying in Waynesboro city
FEMA counts 7,820 residential structures in Waynesboro city overall, 85 of them carrying some form of NFIP coverage — but a lender or insurer cares about one parcel, not that county total.
Where Waynesboro city's figures come from
Every figure on this page traces to a named FEMA dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Waynesboro city's compliance figure is one of the ones affected by FEMA's incomplete denominator data — the data quality guide explains what that means and how many counties it touches.