Is National Flood Hazard Layer data free to use?

Yes. National Flood Hazard Layer is a work of the U.S. government and is in the public domain. You can use it without a license; citing Federal Emergency Management Agency is good practice.

Who publishes National Flood Hazard Layer?

Federal Emergency Management Agency publishes it. The official page is https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/national-flood-hazard-layer.

How should I cite this data?

Cite the original publisher: National Flood Hazard Layer, Federal Emergency Management Agency, https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/national-flood-hazard-layer. If you used a DatenUS page, you can add its URL as the place you viewed it.

National Flood Hazard Layer

Federal Emergency Management Agency · Safety & environment

Published by: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Status on DatenUS: Reference; Linked or used as a lookup
License: Public domain

What this data covers

National Flood Hazard Layer is published by Federal Emergency Management Agency. DatenUS uses it for: Flood zones on address pages. We link to it or use it as a lookup table; we do not republish the full dataset.

Official source: fema.gov

Where to see this data on DatenUS

Pages built from this source, by topic

Environment: Flood Zone

Frequently asked questions

Is National Flood Hazard Layer data free to use?: Yes. National Flood Hazard Layer is a work of the U.S. government and is in the public domain. You can use it without a license; citing Federal Emergency Management Agency is good practice.
Who publishes National Flood Hazard Layer?: Federal Emergency Management Agency publishes it. The official page is https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/national-flood-hazard-layer.
How should I cite this data?: Cite the original publisher: National Flood Hazard Layer, Federal Emergency Management Agency, https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/national-flood-hazard-layer. If you used a DatenUS page, you can add its URL as the place you viewed it.

Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency