Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) zones are present in Denver.
- Zone AEHigh (SFHA)
- Zone AOHigh (SFHA)
- Zone XModerate/Low
- Zone AHHigh (SFHA)
- Zone AHigh (SFHA)
Adams County School District 14
Unified
Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J
Unified
Denver County School District 1
Unified
Distance to a school is not the same as assignment. Districts and attendance zones can be redrawn. Confirm any specific Denver, CO address with the district before relying on it.
Schools in DenverChecklist
Buyer due diligence checklist for Denver
Insurance
Can you insure a house in Denver?
Why a city-level view isn't enough
Denver covers enough area that flood risk, assigned school, crime grade, and open permits all change block-to-block. The summary above tells you which zones and districts exist in the city. It does not tell you which one applies to the specific address you're looking at.
For that, run the address through the free /check tool or get the full paid report.
Frequently asked about Denver, CO
- Denver's flood-zone makeup is mapped by FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer. The city-level view shows which zones exist inside the city limits, but lender flood-insurance requirements are decided at the parcel level. Run a specific address through the free /check tool for the authoritative FEMA zone for that parcel.
- Multiple districts can cover different parts of Denver. The Census TIGERweb school-district layer is the authoritative source. The /where Denver schools page lists every Unified, Secondary, and Elementary district whose polygon overlaps the city. Final attendance assignment is set by the district, not by ZIP or proximity - confirm with the district's student-services office.
- Beyond a home inspection, Colorado buyers should verify: Wildfire + hailstorm damage. Distance to wildland-urban interface, defensible space, and the roof's hail age (hail claims dominate Colorado insurance losses). Add the universal checks - FEMA flood zone, assigned school, open permits, sex-offender registry, property-tax reassessment trigger, and insurability - all linked from the Denver city overview.
- Colorado's insurance market climate varies. The /where Denver insurance page summarizes whether the standard market is writing new policies, what residual-market backstops exist, and the 5 things to verify before removing the inspection contingency. Bottom line: get a written binder quote for the specific address before going under contract.
- The free /check tool returns the FEMA flood zone and assigned school district for any US address with no signup. The paid Buyer Be Aware report adds 25+ more checks - open permits, code violations, environmental risk, ownership history, insurability, and the post-sale monthly cost estimate - for any Denver address. Pricing starts at $9.99.