New York City residents should take the time to find out if their residence, office or school falls within the boundaries of a City evacuation zone. The best way to be prepared for the possibility of a hurricane evacuation  is to know your evacuation zone and plan your destination and travel routes ahead of time.    

To find out if you live in a hurricane evacuation zone, use the Hurricane Evacuation Zone Finder, or call 311. Zones are color-coded and labeled A, B and C when represented on a map. 

Residents in Zone A, represented by the following color , face the highest risk of flooding from a hurricane's storm surge. Zone A includes all low-lying coastal areas and other areas that could experience storm surge in ANY hurricane that makes landfall close to New York City.

Resident in Zone B, represented by the following color , may experience storm surge flooding from a MODERATE (Category 2 or higher) hurricane.

Residents in Zone C, represented by the following color , may experience storm surge flooding from a MAJOR hurricane (Category 3 & 4) making landfall just south of New York City. A major hurricane is unlikely in New York City, but not impossible.

* Hurricane evacuation zones should not be confused with flood insurance risk zones, which are designated by FEMA and available in the form of Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs). You can determine whether you live in a flood insurance risk zone by calling the Department of City Planning at 311.