What You Should Know...        

Typical backyard flooding

Swollen creek during storm

(Community Rating System Program)

Most homeowner insurance policies do not cover damages caused by flooding from storm events. Properties that have been officially identified as being in floodplains are required by their mortgage lenders to have flood insurance.

All affected property owners should consider obtaining flood insurance.

Read details about the Sumter City & County Flood Facts here:
Flood Facts and Protection Information (Adobe PDF document)

Properties in the City and County of Sumter could be eligible for a 10 percent discount on the typical cost of flood insurance by virtue of Sumter's participation in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Community Rating System (CRS) program and having qualified as a category 9 community.

City and County Flood Services information:

To Review flood maps, determine if you are in a flood zone, or to review Elevation Certifications, please contact:  

Donna McCullum, Zoning Administrator, Telephone: (803) 774-1619...
Or, E-Mail:dmccullum@sumter-sc.com

Or visit the Sumter City-County Planning Commission Office at 12 West Liberty Street, Sumter, SC.

You may Download the City and/or County Flood Maps (in Adobe PDF format), by clicking here:
[NOTE:   These are LARGE files and may take some time to download on slower connections.]

• City Flood Map:   City Flood Map (411 KB PDF File Size)
• County Flood Map:   County Flood Map (1,734 KB PDF File Size)

Flood maps and flood protection references are also available for viewing at the Sumter County Library at these locations:   111 North Harvin Street; 180 West Wesmark; and 337 Manning Avenue in Sumter, SC....

To see how the City-County Planning Department participates in Floodplain Management,
SEE:   Floodplain Management

Elevation Certificates:

Copies of Elevation Certificates are available in the Sumter City-County Planning Commission Office at 12 W. Liberty Street, Sumter, SC, Telephone: (803) 774-1600.   This office can also determine if your are in a mapped floodplain or if there is a current Elevation Certificate on file for your property.