Wyoming County, WV Flood Zone & Flood Risk Data
Wyoming County, WV flood risk explained
Flood hazard in Wyoming County sits at the 82.7th 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 1.1 times a year. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Wyoming County's flood-insurance compliance gap
17.9% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Wyoming County, those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area, actually have a policy in force: 233 policies against 1,304 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 2.9% of all residential structures in Wyoming County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise, relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
Where Wyoming County ranks
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Wyoming County ranks 569, 1 being the highest hazard nationally, and 1830 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. About 19,964 people live in Wyoming County, West Virginia, spread over 499.47 square miles.
Checking a specific address in Wyoming County
293 of Wyoming County's 10,017 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count, useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
Where Wyoming 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.