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Natural hazards in Orange Park Acres · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Orange Park Acres

Orange Park Acres isn’t graded for hazard risk: FEMA’s tract figures aren’t matched to Orange Park Acres yet. Flood insurance has paid 5 claims here since 1983.

Flood claims

paid since 1983 · $119K

Disasters paid out here

of 27 declared for Orange County

By hazard

What Orange Park Acres faces

Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.

River and rain flooding

55%of expected building damage

Well above average · higher than 82% of U.S. census tracts

Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Earthquakes

44%of expected building damage

Well above average · in the top 8% of U.S. census tracts

Smaller shares here

Wildfire Tornadoes Hail Strong wind Heat waves Landslides Lightning

FEMA models no building damage here

Coastal floodingHurricanesWinter stormsIce stormsCold wavesAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts earthquakes at 62% of Orange Park Acres’ expected losses. Earthquakes do little damage to buildings (43.8%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

Shares are of FEMA’s expected building damage, the measure the grade uses; ranks compare each hazard’s building-damage rate with all 85,154 U.S. census tracts. In FEMA’s terms, river and rain flooding is FEMA’s “Inland Flooding” (rivers and streams overflowing their banks, or rain overwhelming drainage). FEMA defines coastal flooding as high or rising tides and storm surge, so surge damage is counted there. Drought isn’t listed: FEMA counts its losses in crops only.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.

Flood insurance claims

Does Orange Park Acres flood? Rarely: 5 flood claims since 1983

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Orange Park Acres, from FEMA’s records.

Paid flood claims, by year

198319971998

19832026

Biggest named events

The Pineapple Express - Southern2 claims · $2K

paid claims since 1983

$119K

paid to owners

homes flooded more than once

$24K

average claim

of homes in flood zones are insured

of all homes are insured

No community discount

Orange Park Acres isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Orange County.

Disasters

The storms Orange Park Acres remembers

None of the 27 disasters declared for Orange County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Orange Park Acres itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.

19982 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, declared for Orange County
19831 flood claims paidThe year of Coastal Storms, Floods, Slides and Tornadoes, declared for Orange County
19971 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year

Disasters declared, by decade

Paid out in Orange Park AcresOrange County only

Orange County has had 27 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.

Also 12 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Orange County, 2002–2026.

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Be ready

Get ready for what Orange Park Acres faces

A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.

When the river rises

Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.

Questions about natural hazards in Orange Park Acres

Does Orange Park Acres flood?

Flood insurance has paid 5 claims in Orange Park Acres since 1983, $119K in all. The most claims came from Pineapple Express - Southern (2).

Is Orange Park Acres in a flood zone?

Flood zones are drawn street by street, so the answer depends on the address: look it up on FEMA’s flood map. In Orange County, 19% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.0% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Orange Park Acres?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Orange Park Acres’ flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.

What was the biggest storm in Orange Park Acres?

By flood claims, Pineapple Express - Southern: 2 paid, $2K.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Orange Park Acres.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Orange Park Acres’ residents lived in the 2020 census; OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. FEMA’s model is an average of expected damage, not a forecast. How hazard risk is graded.

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