Floodplain Management
The City of Valley Center has some areas that are within the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) as determined by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA has published maps showing the SFHA within and around the City of Valley Center. To determine if your property is within a SFHA please contact Community Development at (316) 755-7310.

Flood Insurance
The City of Valley Center has been part of the National Flood Insurance program since 1977, which means that property owners within the City can buy flood insurance. The flood insurance is backed by FEMA. Most homeowners policies do not cover flood loses.  For information about Flood Insurance, find a agent and other flood facts visit www.floodsmart.gov.     

Flood Maps
The present flood map for Valley Center is dated 2007. FEMA is in the process of updating the map for Valley Center and Sedgwick County. View a floodplain map of Valley Center and/or Sedgwick County.

Please follow the directions from FEMA on how to make and print out your own copy of a FIRMette. A FIRMette is a full-scale section of a FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map that you create yourself online.