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C+Hazard risk
Natural hazards in Camp Point · FEMA

For strong wind, Camp Point’s building-damage rate is in the top 5% of U.S. census tracts

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Camp Point gets a C+ for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 60% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (76%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.

River and rain flooding 76%Tornadoes 8%Strong wind 6%

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

more than 60%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
Hazard risk
C+
in Illinois · higher than 60% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
River and rain flooding
76% of expected building damage
Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
1
of 18 declared for Adams County
By hazard

What Camp Point 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

76%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 70% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

8%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 73% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 10 years in the area

Strong wind

6%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 5% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Hail

6%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 87% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 3 times a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Earthquakes Ice storms Lightning Hurricanes Wildfire Winter storms Cold waves Heat waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts drought at 18% of Camp Point’s expected losses. Drought does little damage to buildings (0.0%), 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.
Hazard risk grade

What’s behind Camp Point’s grade

River and rain flooding is 76% of the building damage FEMA expects in Camp Point, and Camp Point’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 70% of U.S. census tracts. Strong wind adds 6%, at a rate in the top 5% of U.S. census tracts.

Where Camp Point sits
Camp Point
Least damageMiddleMost damage

C+ higher expected damage per building than 60% of U.S. towns (21,298).

All of Camp Point’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding76%Tornadoes8%Strong wind6%Everything else10%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $479K a year in losses across Camp Point: $157K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

Shared tract.All of Camp Point’s 1,121 residents (2020 census) live in one census tract, which it shares with Camp Point township (1,654 residents) and Clayton township (958 residents) and Northeast township (836 residents) and Golden village (648 residents) and Clayton village (639 residents) and Houston township (186 residents) and La Prairie village (42 residents). FEMA publishes its model by tract, so the rate and the hazard mix are the tract’s, the same for all of them. The flood claims below are the town’s own.
A shared figure. The grade describes the whole tract, not each street in it, and FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Camp Point flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Camp Point. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.

of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Adams County.
Disasters

1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Camp Point

Disasters that paid out in Camp Point itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Village of Camp Point), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.

  1. 2003Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding5 households applied for aid$11K aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Camp PointAdams County only

Adams County has had 18 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.

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Be ready

Get ready for what Camp Point 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Tornado warnings
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
High winds
  • Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
  • Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
  • Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Hail
  • Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
  • Stay away from windows while it falls.
  • Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Camp Point

Is Camp Point at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Camp Point has higher expected damage per building than 60% of U.S. towns: C+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (76%) and tornadoes (8%). The figures are for the one census tract the town shares with its neighbors. This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.

Is Camp Point 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 Adams County, 23% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Camp Point?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Camp Point’s 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 Camp Point?

By FEMA money that reached Camp Point, Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (2003): 5 households applied for aid, $11K approved.

Is Camp Point at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (76%), and Camp Point’s rate for it is higher than 70% of U.S. census tracts.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Camp Point’s 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.