Photo: J. Putnam · CC BY-SA 4.0FEMA puts Peachtree Corners’s expected hazard damage per building below that of 78% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Peachtree Corners gets an A− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 78% of U.S. towns, #90 of 264 in Georgia. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (76%), then tornadoes (12%). Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 2020.
Graded on FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value (NRI v1.20, December 2025), weighted by where residents live; flood claims are shown, not graded. How hazard risk is graded
What stands out about Peachtree Corners’ natural hazards
From FEMA’s model and FEMA’s records, below.
What Peachtree Corners 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
Tornadoes
Earthquakes
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.
What’s behind Peachtree Corners’ grade
River and rain flooding is 76% of the building damage FEMA expects in Peachtree Corners, and Peachtree Corners’ rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 60% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 12% (higher than 71% of U.S. census tracts).
A− #90 of 264 in Georgia; lower expected damage per building than 78% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Peachtree Corners’ residents live in 13 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Georgia town has lower expected damage than 72% of U.S. towns; within the state, Peachtree Corners has less expected damage per building than 66% of Georgia towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $11.6M a year in losses across Peachtree Corners: $10.1M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Peachtree Corners flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 2020
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Peachtree Corners, from FEMA’s records: 0.1 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 99% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- Hurricane Idalia1 claim · $12K
Peachtree Corners is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 7) for its flood-proofing work.
Insurance rates: Gwinnett County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Peachtree Corners
Disasters that paid out in Peachtree Corners itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Peachtree Corners), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2017Hurricane Irma$33K to the City of Peachtree Corners for repairs
Gwinnett County has had 11 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often hurricanes and tropical storms, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Peachtree Corners is 5th of the 7 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doraville | Aless damage than 94% | river and rain flooding | 8 |
| Dunwoody | Aless damage than 88% | river and rain flooding | 19 |
| Norcross | A−less damage than 84% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Sandy Springs | A−less damage than 83% | river and rain flooding | 81 |
| Peachtree Corners | A−less damage than 78% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Duluth | A−less damage than 77% | river and rain flooding | 34 |
| Berkeley Lake | B−less damage than 54% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
Hazard risk = FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade; the map is shaded by fifths of the same scale. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.
Get ready for what Peachtree Corners faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- 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.
- Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
- A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
- Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
- Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
- Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
- Peachtree Corners residents get 15% off flood insurance.
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Questions about natural hazards in Peachtree Corners
Is Peachtree Corners at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Peachtree Corners has lower expected damage per building than 78% of U.S. towns: A− for hazard risk, #90 of 264 in Georgia. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (76%) and tornadoes (12%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Peachtree Corners flood?
Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Peachtree Corners since 2020, $61K in all, or 0.1 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 99% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Hurricane Idalia (1).
Is Peachtree Corners 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 Gwinnett County, 63% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Peachtree Corners?
Peachtree Corners is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 7), which takes 15% off federal flood insurance policies for its flood-proofing work. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
What was the biggest storm in Peachtree Corners?
By FEMA money that reached Peachtree Corners, Hurricane Irma (2017): $33K to the City of Peachtree Corners for repairs. By flood claims, Hurricane Idalia: 1 paid, $12K.
Is Peachtree Corners at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (76%), and Peachtree Corners’ rate for it is lower than 60% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Peachtree Corners.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Peachtree Corners’ 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.