Fayetteville, North Carolina Flood Zones
Fayetteville faces severe flooding from the Cape Fear River and its tributaries. Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and Hurricane Florence in 2018 caused record flooding along the Cape Fear River.
Common Flood Zones in Fayetteville
Properties in Fayetteville, NC are commonly designated in these FEMA flood zones:
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FEMA assigns flood zone designations to every property in the United States based on flood risk assessments. In Fayetteville, the most common designations are Zone AE, Zone X.
Properties in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) - zones starting with A or V - are required to carry flood insurance if they have a federally-backed mortgage. Properties in Zone X are outside the SFHA and flood insurance is typically optional but often recommended.
Flood zone designations can change over time through Letters of Map Amendment (LOMA) or Letters of Map Revision (LOMR). Use our free lookup tool to check the current flood zone for any Fayetteville address.