ZIP 33859 Flood Zone Map & Elevation Check

Free Florida flood zone lookup for ZIP 33859 (Lake Wales, FL) — share of homes in FEMA high-risk flood zones, average ground elevation, and hurricane evacuation zones. Check any address for a parcel-level answer.

Flood risk in ZIP 33859 at a glance

ZIP 33859 is in Polk County with about 5,489 homes.
17% of homes are in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (A/AE/VE); the most common zone is Zone X.
Average ground elevation is 128.0 ft, ranging from 114.3 ft to 153.6 ft.
0% of homes are in hurricane evacuation zone A or B, the first to evacuate for storm surge.

FEMA flood zones

Zone X: 83% of homes
Zone AE: 17% of homes

Evacuation zones

Non-evac: 100% of homes

What this means for buyers in ZIP 33859

ZIP 33859 is a mix of high- and low-risk flood zones

About 17% of homes are in a Special Flood Hazard Area. Two houses a few blocks apart can have very different insurance requirements — this is where an address lookup matters most.

Estimated from 30 residential points across ZIP 33859, weighted by 2020 Census housing units, using FEMA NFHL flood zones, Florida Division of Emergency Management evacuation zones, and ground elevation. These are area averages — flood zones and elevation change street by street.

Check a specific ZIP 33859 address for its exact FEMA zone, parcel elevation, and evacuation zone.

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