Know Your Flood Hazard

Coastal Flood Zones

Brunswick County consists of several flood zones. Flood Zone X and Shaded X are considered to be a low risk for flooding and are not regulated by ordinance at this time. The following flood zones have mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements and floodplain management standards apply:

  • VE zones or Coastal High Hazard Areas are zones where high-velocity wave action accompanies the storm surge and can cause severe damage to buildings.
  • Coastal A Zone (NEW): area landward of a V-Zone, or landward of an open coast without mapped V-Zones. In a Coastal A Zone, the principal source of flooding will be astronomical tides, storm surges, seiches, or tsunamis, not riverine flooding.
  • AE zones are areas affected by storm surges but where wave action is diminished or absent.
  • Flood Zone A are areas subject to inundation by the 1%-annual-chance flood event.

Because detailed hydraulic analyses have not been performed, no Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) or flood depths are shown.

Know Your Flood Zone and Flood Risk

Before buying, you should be aware of other factors that accompany the pleasures of owning property in Brunswick County.

For floodplain management questions, information from FEMA's Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), or for copies of FEMA Elevation Certificates that are on file, contact the Brunswick County Floodplain Administrator at 910-253-2046.