Derived from FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL) designations. Higher scores indicate greater safety: 255 represents areas outside all mapped flood hazard zones (FEMA Zone C); 1 represents coastal high-hazard zones subject to wave action (FEMA V/VE), typically associated with elevated insurance costs. A score of 0 means no FEMA data is available for the location.
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The latitude of the location in decimal degrees (WGS 84). Must be between -90 and 90.
-90 <= x <= 90The longitude of the location in decimal degrees (WGS 84). Must be between -180 and 180.
-180 <= x <= 180Successful Response
API response for a Flood Safety lookup.
The Flood Safety result. A score of 0 means no FEMA flood zone data is available for the given coordinates.
{
"description": "Low-moderate risk: within the 500-year floodplain (FEMA X/B). Some residual flood risk.",
"score": 220
}