FAQs • York County, VA • CivicEngage

Can I get printed maps? Is there a charge?

Yes. The GIS office, located in the Finance Building (120 Alexander Hamilton BLVD), will provide small format (letter or ledger sized) GIS maps and survey plats for free under 5 copies. Additional copies are $1 per simple small maps and a few dollars more for “heavy” ink usage maps.

The charge for large format maps are based on overall size and use of ink. Maps larger than 36”x36” are $10 or $15; low ink vs. heavy ink. Maps larger than 36”x36” are $12 or $20; low ink vs. heavy ink.

"Heavy ink” maps are any aerial imagery maps or layers that cover the entire map in solid colors, such as Zoning, or Election Districts maps.

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1. How can I find out if my house is in a flood zone?: There are two easy ways to get this information: - Use the Property Information System (Online Mapping) --> find your property (search by address or owner), then check the box in the layer list on the left that reads "Flood Zone (effective as of 1/16/15)* - Call our office at 757-890-3894 between 8:15 am and 5:00 pm and we will be happy to research and answer that question.

2. What do the FEMA Flood Zone Designations, like AE and X500, mean?: For all designation definitions please visit our FEMA Flood Zone Designation Definitions page.

3. I need to get a building permit, and they told me I needed a plat of my property. Do you have one?: The building permits section needs to see a scaled drawing of your property lines and any existing structures to ensure that your new construction will fall inside the building setback regulations. The best document for this application is a property survey, done by a licensed surveyor, as it is the most accurate. If you don't have one of those, we can produce a drawing for you showing the property lines and the man-made features, but it is not nearly as accurate as a real survey, and therefore may not be suitable for all applications. We will produce and print this drawing for you in our office during normal business hours.

4. Can I get printed maps? Is there a charge?

"Heavy ink” maps are any aerial imagery maps or layers that cover the entire map in solid colors, such as Zoning, or Election Districts maps.

5. I need a map that shows all of the streets in the County - do you have one?: Yes. However, if your main purpose is for driving directions, or locating other features in the County (parks, subdivisions, etc.), we will always suggest that you purchase a commercially-produced map book that is designed for those purposes. The street map that we create here is 6 feet long and 3 feet tall - which is not suitable for most common street map uses.

6. I am looking for old aerial photos of the County - who has them?: We have aerial photos of the County for the following years: 1953, 1963, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2017. However, our oldest flight years do not necessarily have complete coverage of the County.

7. How often is the Property Information System (online mapping) updated?: The real estate assessment information is updated every night.

8. I am looking for old maps of the County - do you have any?: No. We do not maintain any old maps of the County. If you are doing historical research, you might try visiting the local college libraries (William and Mary's Swem Library is a good one for colonial-era documents), or the Library of Congress.