Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0On FEMA’s figures, Edmonston faces less hazard damage per building than 64% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Edmonston gets a B for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 64% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (86%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
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 Edmonston 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
Hurricanes
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 Edmonston’s grade
River and rain flooding is 86% of the building damage FEMA expects in Edmonston, and Edmonston’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 59% of U.S. census tracts. Next is hurricanes at 7% (higher than 72% of U.S. census tracts).
B lower expected damage per building than 64% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Edmonston’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $344K a year in losses across Edmonston: $282K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Edmonston flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Edmonston. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Edmonston isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Prince George's County.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Edmonston
Disasters that paid out in Edmonston itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Edmonston), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2016Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$5K to the Town of Edmonston for repairs
- 2010Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms$8K to the Town of Edmonston for repairs
Prince George's County has had 15 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often winter storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Edmonston is 4th of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bladensburg | A+less damage than 97% | river and rain flooding | 4 |
| East Riverdale | Aless damage than 94% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Hyattsville | B+less damage than 70% | river and rain flooding | 15 |
| Edmonston | Bless damage than 64% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Riverdale Park | Bless damage than 61% | river and rain flooding | 9 |
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 Edmonston 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.
- The season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August to mid-October.
- Bring in porch furniture and anything the wind can throw.
- Fill the gas tank and charge phones before the storm arrives.
- 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Edmonston
Is Edmonston at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Edmonston has lower expected damage per building than 64% of U.S. towns: B for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (86%) and hurricanes (7%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Edmonston 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 Prince George's County, 0.9% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Edmonston?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Edmonston’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 Edmonston?
By FEMA money that reached Edmonston, Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms (2010): $8K to the Town of Edmonston for repairs.
Is Edmonston at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (86%), and Edmonston’s rate for it is higher than 59% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Edmonston.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Edmonston’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.