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Natural hazards in Landover Hills · FEMA

FEMA expects less hazard damage per building in Landover Hills than in 97% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Landover Hills gets an A+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 97% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (72%), then hurricanes (12%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.

River and rain flooding 72%Hurricanes 12%Earthquakes 9%

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

less than 97%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
Hazard risk
A+
in Maryland · lower than 97% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
River and rain flooding
72% of expected building damage
Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
5
of 15 declared for Prince George's County
By hazard

What Landover Hills 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

72%of expected building damage
Well below average · lower than 90% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

12%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 72% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 11 years in the area

Earthquakes

9%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 61% of U.S. census tracts
Smaller shares here
 Tornadoes Hail Strong wind Ice storms Cold waves Lightning Winter storms Wildfire 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 heat waves at 17% of Landover Hills’ expected losses. Heat waves do 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 Landover Hills’ grade

River and rain flooding is 72% of the building damage FEMA expects in Landover Hills, and Landover Hills’ rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 90% of U.S. census tracts. Next is hurricanes at 12% (higher than 72% of U.S. census tracts).

Where Landover Hills sits
Landover Hills
Least damageMiddleMost damage

A+ lower expected damage per building than 97% of U.S. towns (21,298).

Landover Hills’ residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding72%Hurricanes12%Earthquakes9%Everything else7%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $127K a year in losses across Landover Hills: $63K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

A small-area figure. Landover Hills covers 2 census tracts, combined by where residents live. FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims and disasters below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Landover Hills flood? No paid flood claims on record

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

of all homes are insured
No community discount

Landover Hills 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.
Disasters

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Landover Hills

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

  1. 2016Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$4K to the Town of Landover Hills for repairs
  2. 2010Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms$4K to the Town of Landover Hills for repairs
  3. 2003Hurricane Isabel$1K to the Town of Landover Hills for repairs
  4. 2003Snow$3K to the Town of Landover Hills for repairs
  5. 2000Severe Winter Storm$4K to the Town of Landover Hills for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Landover HillsPrince George's County only

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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Next door

Landover Hills and its neighbors

Landover Hills is 2nd of the 4 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.

Landover: hazard risk A+Woodlawn: hazard risk A+New Carrollton: hazard risk ALandoverWoodlawnNew CarrolltonLandover Hills
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
LandoverA+less damage than 98%river and rain flooding2
Landover HillsA+less damage than 97%river and rain flooding0
WoodlawnA+less damage than 97%river and rain flooding6
New CarrolltonAless damage than 92%river and rain flooding2

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.

Be ready

Get ready for what Landover Hills 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 ↗
Hurricane season
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Earthquakes
  • Drop, cover and hold on.
  • Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
  • Know how to shut off the gas.
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 Landover Hills

Is Landover Hills at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Landover Hills has lower expected damage per building than 97% of U.S. towns: A+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (72%) and hurricanes (12%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.

Is Landover Hills 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 Landover Hills?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Landover Hills’ 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 Landover Hills?

By FEMA money that reached Landover Hills, Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm (2016): $4K to the Town of Landover Hills for repairs.

Is Landover Hills at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (72%), and Landover Hills’ rate for it is lower than 90% of U.S. census tracts.

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