OpenFEMA Dataset: NFIP Community Status Book - v1
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Entity Name | NfipCommunityStatusBook |
| API Endpoint | https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipCommunityStatusBook |
| Update Frequency | R/P1D |
| Program URL | https://www.fema.gov/floodplain-management |
| Category | National Flood Insurance Program |
| Keywords | NFIP |
Description
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) enables property owners to purchase flood insurance; in return, communities agree to adopt and implement local floodplain management regulations that contribute to protecting lives and reducing the risk of new construction and substantial improvements from future flooding. The NFIP Community Status Book dataset contains the current NFIP status of a community which determines whether citizens have the opportunity to purchase flood insurance as well as qualify for disaster assistance. In addition, this dataset provides the available insurance discount rates for communities that participate in the Community Rating System (CRS).
This data resides within the NFIP Community Information System (CIS), FEMA's system of record for the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Floodplain Management Program. CIS is used to manage all information related to NFIP floodplain management, including activities, documentation, correspondence, and other pertinent information.
For static Community Status Reports, see https://www.fema.gov/flood-insurance/work-with-nfip/community-status-book.
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Full Data
| Format | Address | Record Count | Approximate File Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| csv | Link to csv | 25040 | tiny (< 10MB) |
| json | Link to json | 25040 | tiny (< 10MB) |
| jsona | Link to jsona | 25040 | tiny (< 10MB) |
| jsonl | Link to jsonl | 25040 | tiny (< 10MB) |
| parquet | Link to parquet | 25040 | tiny (< 10MB) |
Data Fields
| Name | Title | Type | Description | Is Searchable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| communityIdNumber | Community ID (CID) |
text
|
A Community ID (CID) is a unique identifier given to all communities in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). It assists you in quickly identifying your community and associated flood risk information when using FEMA's management systems | yes |
| communityName | Community Name |
text
|
This is the name of the community, and is associated with the unique CID identifier. Generally, an NFIP community represents the lowest level of government with land use authority. Thus, not every city or town is recognized as its own community with the NFIP. Each state or territory determines land use authority granted to counties/parishes/boroughs, towns/cities, tribal area, etc. within their own jurisdiction | yes |
| county | County |
text
|
Name of a U.S. county, parish, borough, independent city or other political subdivision of a U.S. state or territory | yes |
| state | State Abbreviation |
text
|
U.S. state or territory abbreviation | yes |
| initialFloodHazardBoundaryMap | Initial Flood Hazard Boundary Map |
date
|
Initial date of when the Flood Hazard Boundary Map was created. This map is only a factor in communities that do not have a Flood Insurance Rate Map. If no date is present, the community never received an initial FHBM. FEMA no longer creates this product and the date is relevant only to determine the date for pre- and post-FIRM construction | yes |
| initialFloodInsuranceRateMap | Initial Flood Insurance Rate Map |
date
|
Initial date for the communitys first Flood Insurance Rate Map, and it is important because it represents the dividing line between two building categories called Pre-FIRM and Post-FIRM. If no date is present, the community has either not received an initial FIRM, or has not adopted it | yes |
| currentlyEffectiveMapDate | Currently Effective Map Date |
date
|
Date of the map currently in effect. E Indicates Entry In Emergency Program NSFHA No Special Flood Hazard Area - All Zone C (>) Date of Current Effective Map is after the Date of This Report N/A Not Applicable At This Time (S) Suspended Community (W) Withdrawn Community (M) No Elevation Determined - All Zone A, C and X (L) Original FIRM by Letter - All Zone A, C and X | yes |
| regularEmergencyProgramDate | Regular or Emergency Program Date |
date
|
Date the community first joined the NFIP. An "E" next to the date indicates that the community is in the Emergency Program and subject to limited coverage. If there is no "E" next to the date, then the community participates in the Regular Program | yes |
| tribal | Tribal |
boolean
|
Yes/No indicator on whether the participating community is a tribal nation. Yes is indicated with either a 'true' or '1'. No is indicated with either a 'false' or '0' | yes |
| participatingInNFIP | Participating |
boolean
|
Yes/No indicator on whether or not the community is participating in the NFIP. Yes is indicated with either a 'true' or '1'. No is indicated with either a 'false' or '0' | yes |
| originalEntryDate | Original Entry Date |
date
|
The original entry date of the CRS information | yes |
| classRatingEffectiveDate | Class Rating Effective Date |
date
|
The effective date of the Class rating | yes |
| classRating | Class Rating |
smallint
|
The Class rating are based on aggregated points communities received for implementing floodplain activities that are higher than the minimum requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) | yes |
| sfhaDiscount | SFHA Discount |
text
|
The percentage of Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) insurance discount available based on the information received from the Community Rating System (CRS) | yes |
| nonSfhaDiscount | Non-SFHA Discount |
text
|
The percentage of non Special Flood Hazard Area insurance (non-SFHA) discount available based on the information received from the Community Rating System (CRS) | yes |
| lastRefresh | Last Refresh |
datetimez
|
Date the record was last updated in the API data store (MM/DD/YYYY) | yes |
See Also
Access the metadata API calls for additional information: