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Maps & GIS
Most map questions in Bucks County have an official answer already published — the trick is knowing which map holds it. Parcels and floodplain live in the county's GIS viewer, insurance-grade flood zones at FEMA, zoning at your municipality. Route yourself first — then read the right map.
Map Desk Official
Parcels & floodplainCounty viewer ↗
Official flood zoneFEMA search ↗
Where do I voteLocator ↗
ZoningYour municipality
The county's GIS home is maps.buckscounty.gov — run by the Planning Commission, free, no login.
Start here
Which map answers my question?
Ten common questions, routed to the map that actually answers them.
| Your question | The map | Level | What to know | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where are my property lines? | Parcel & Floodplain Viewer | County | The county's flagship GIS app — search any address to see parcel boundaries, acreage, and owner of record. GIS lines are reference data; only a licensed survey is definitive. | Open the viewer ↗ |
| Is this property in a floodplain? | Parcel & Floodplain Viewer | County | Toggle the floodplain layers over any parcel for a quick read on flood exposure — the same app, one layer switch away. | Open the viewer ↗ |
| What flood zone am I in — officially, for insurance? | FEMA Flood Map Service Center | Federal | Lenders and insurers go by FEMA's effective Flood Insurance Rate Map, not the county layer. Search your address for the official FIRM panel and any letters of map change. | FEMA address search ↗ |
| What's my property zoned? | Your municipal zoning map | Municipal | Zoning is written town by town. The county portal has a composite zoning layer for orientation, but the ordinance and your zoning officer are the authority. | Zoning guide → |
| Where do I vote — and where's the nearest drop box? | Polling Place / Drop Box Locator | County | Enter your address for your election-day polling place and every mail-ballot drop box location. | Find my polling place ↗ |
| Who represents me? | My Elected Representative | County | Address search returns your local, state, and federal officials with party, term expiration, and contact information. | Look up my officials ↗ |
| What's being built near me? | Proposed Subdivisions & Land Developments | County | Every subdivision and land-development plan under county review, mapped — the earliest public look at what's coming to a parcel near you. | See proposed projects ↗ |
| Where can I hike or bike? | Bucks County Trails Map | County | Shared-use trails, rail trails, tow paths, and bike facilities countywide — plus a separate interactive map of every county park. | Trails map ↗ |
| How do I get around without a car? | Public Transportation Map | County | The county's transit resource portal — click routes and stations to see the bus and rail options from where you are. | Transit map ↗ |
| Where do I download the raw GIS data? | Maps & Data Portal | County | Free, no-login downloads: parcels, municipal boundaries, school districts, roads, trails, voting precincts, and more. PASDA archives statewide layers. | maps.buckscounty.gov ↗ |
Every link verified against the county GIS portal, FEMA, and PASDA July 26, 2026. County map apps are maintained by the Planning Commission's GIS team and hosted on ArcGIS.
Property questions
Parcels, floodplain & where GIS ends
One county app answers most property-map questions — and two things it can't answer have official homes elsewhere.
The flagship app
Parcel & Floodplain Viewer
Search any address for parcel boundaries, acreage, and owner of record, then toggle floodplain layers over the same parcel — the county's most-used map by far
Insurance-grade flood zones
FEMA Map Service Center
Lenders and flood insurance go by FEMA's effective Flood Insurance Rate Map — search your address for the official FIRM panel and letters of map change
Where GIS ends
Surveys, deeds & assessments
GIS parcel lines are reference data — a boundary dispute needs a licensed survey
📜 Deed history is the Recorder of Deeds via LANDEX — records guide →
🏠 Assessed values & millage — property tax guide →
Civic maps
Voting, representation & what's coming
Three county apps that answer civic questions by address.
Elections
Polling Place / Drop Box Locator
Your election-day polling place and every mail-ballot drop box, by address search
Representation
My Elected Representative
Local, state, and federal officials for your address — party, term expiration, and contact information included
Development
Proposed Subdivisions & Land Developments
Every plan under county review, mapped — the earliest public look at what's proposed near you
Out in the county
Trails, parks & getting around
The maps for a county with 12 covered bridges, a rail-trail network, and 54 towns' worth of preserved land.
Trails & biking
Bucks County Trails Map
Shared-use trails, pathways, rail trails, tow paths, and bicycle facilities across the county, with the 2012 County Bike Plan mapped separately.
County parks
Bucks County Parks
Every county-owned park in one interactive map — grounds, amenities, and access points.
Preserved land
Preserved & Government Owned Properties
County, state, and nonprofit preserved land plus government-owned parcels — with preserved farms in the Agricultural Preservation Program mapped separately.
Day trips
Covered Bridge Map
The county's twelve historic covered bridges, mapped with background on each crossing.
Transit
Public Transportation Map
SEPTA rail and bus routes and stations countywide — the gateway into getting around Bucks without a car.
Storm days
Weather & Power Outage Map
Live weather radar over Bucks County alongside utility outage information.
Open data
Download the layers
Everything on this page runs on data you can download for free — no account, no fee.
County open data
Maps & Data Portal
Parcels, site addresses, municipal boundaries, school districts, road centerlines, trails, voting precincts, watersheds, steep slopes, and preserved land — maintained by the Planning Commission's GIS team
Statewide archive
PASDA
Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access — the state's open GIS clearinghouse at Penn State, archiving Bucks County layers alongside every state agency's data
Questions about the data
Planning Commission GIS
The portal is provided by the Commissioners and the Planning Commission — data questions go to the Planning Commission
Common questions
Bucks County maps answers
How do I see my property lines in Bucks County? Open the county's Parcel & Floodplain Viewer at maps.buckscounty.gov and search your address — it's free, with no login. You'll see parcel boundaries, acreage, and the owner of record. GIS parcel lines are reference data, not survey-grade: for a boundary dispute or a fence going up on the line, only a licensed land survey is definitive.
How do I check if a Bucks County property is in a flood zone? Two maps, two jobs. For a quick read, the county's Parcel & Floodplain Viewer overlays floodplain layers on every parcel. For the official answer — the one lenders and flood insurance use — search the address at FEMA's Flood Map Service Center (msc.fema.gov), which serves the effective Flood Insurance Rate Map panel and any letters of map change.
Where do I find the zoning map for my township or borough? From your municipality. All 54 Bucks County municipalities write and enforce their own zoning ordinances, so the authoritative zoning map is the one your borough or township adopted. The county GIS portal carries a composite municipal zoning layer that's useful for orientation, but confirm any district, setback, or overlay with your municipal zoning officer before acting on it.
Where is my polling place in Bucks County? Use the county's Polling Place / Drop Box Locator — enter your address and it returns your election-day polling place and every mail-ballot drop box location. The Board of Elections can confirm by phone at 215-348-6154.
Is Bucks County GIS data free to download? Yes. The Maps & Data Portal at maps.buckscounty.gov offers free, no-login downloads of parcels, municipal boundaries, school districts, road centerlines, trails, voting precincts, watersheds, and more, maintained by the Planning Commission. Statewide layers are archived at PASDA (pasda.psu.edu), Pennsylvania's open GIS clearinghouse.
Map layers are published for reference. Boundary, flood, and zoning decisions carry legal weight only through the responsible office — a surveyor, FEMA, or your municipality.
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Related guides
Maps connect to permits, deeds, elections, and every town page.