These items are typically found on National Flood Insurance Program flood maps regardless of the format or the area covered by the flood map.

• Community Name
• Community ID (CID) or Countywide ID (CWID)
• List of Communities
• Political Jurisdictions (Corporate Limit or County Line)
• Notes to Users and Inset Notes
• North Arrow and map scale
• Panel Limit Line
• “*Panel-not-Printed” Note (when no Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) have been identified)

Additional items may be found on specific flood maps depending upon the format and geographic area. These items will be discussed later in this tutorial.