FEMA · EPA · US Census — official records

Know the risks before you buy.

A clear, sourced risk report for any U.S. address — flood zones, natural hazards, and nearby environmental sites, drawn straight from official public records.

Informational only — not a certified flood determination or professional advice.

What we check

Four official layers, one clean report

Each layer comes straight from a public dataset — normalized onto a single, non-alarmist scale and attributed to its source.

01

Flood & insurance

FEMA flood zone, Special Flood Hazard Area status, FIRM panel and effective date — and whether flood insurance is federally required.

FEMA NFHL

02

Natural hazards

Multi-hazard exposure — flood, wildfire, heat and more — graded by census tract on a calm, comparable scale.

FEMA National Risk Index

03

Environmental

Nearby EPA-regulated facilities and contaminated sites, with violations, inspections, and enforcement history.

EPA ECHO

04

Area & parcel

County, state, and census-tract context for the address, with parcel enrichment where available.

US Census

How it works

From address to answer in seconds

No account required to look one up. Pull a report, share it, or monitor a property for change.

  1. 01

    Enter an address

    Type any U.S. street address. We geocode it to a precise parcel location.

  2. 02

    We pull the official records

    Terrachek queries FEMA, EPA, and the Census in parallel — live, with polite rate limits and caching.

  3. 03

    Read a clear, dated report

    A calm, plain-language risk profile — every figure attributed to its source with a retrieved timestamp.

See what the public record says about a property.

One address. Flood, hazard, and environmental exposure — sourced, dated, and easy to read.

Check a property