{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Dataset","@id":"https://zipradar.org/topic/flood-zone/52240/","name":"Flood zone for ZIP 52240 — Iowa City (IA), IA","description":"Flood zone data for ZIP 52240 (Iowa City (IA), Iowa), sourced from FEMA NFHL.","topic":{"slug":"flood-zone","label":"Flood zone","source":"FEMA NFHL","sourceUrl":"https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/national-flood-hazard-layer","refreshCadence":"Quarterly LOMA updates","summary":"Not on zipradar yet. The plan is the FEMA flood zone code, what it means in plain English, and the base flood elevation where assigned. Until then, look the address up on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center.","limitations":"For an official flood-zone determination (required by lenders), consult the FEMA Map Service Center directly. zipradar shows informational classifications only."},"place":{"zip":"52240","city":"Iowa City (IA)","state":"IA","stateFull":"Iowa","county":"Johnson County (IA)","countySlug":"johnson-county","geo":{"latitude":41.6611,"longitude":-91.5302}},"stateContext":{"topConcern":"Radon Zone 1, agricultural water nitrates","narrative":"Iowa is one of the highest-radon states in the US — uniformly Zone 1. Agricultural runoff drives EPA SDWIS nitrate violations in small rural systems and even Des Moines Water Works. Tornadoes peak April-June."},"radonZone":null,"airQuality":null,"waterQuality":null,"datePublished":"2026-04-24","dateModified":"2026-09-24","canonicalUrl":"https://zipradar.org/topic/flood-zone/52240/","zipDashboardUrl":"https://zipradar.org/zip/52240/","zipDashboardApiUrl":"https://zipradar.org/api/zip/52240/","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/national-flood-hazard-layer","license":{"content":"CC-BY-4.0","attribution":"zipradar.org — https://zipradar.org/topic/flood-zone/52240/"}}