Is White Pine County, NV in a flood zone?
FEMA's National Risk Index puts White Pine County's flood hazard at the 24.1th percentile nationally — among the lowest flood hazard in the country — driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about once every 1 years. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Mandatory flood insurance compliance in White Pine County
Out of 640 homes FEMA counts inside White Pine County's mapped flood zone, 75 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 11.7% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in White Pine County, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 1.4% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
How White Pine County compares nationally
White Pine County sits at rank 2428 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 2533 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). About 8,534 people live in White Pine County, Nevada, spread over 8,886.665 square miles.
Your street may differ from White Pine County's average
Across all of White Pine County's 5,373 residential structures, 77 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 White Pine 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.