Photo: Daryldime · CC BY-SA 4.0FEMA expects more hazard damage per building in Edgewater Park Township than in 88% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Edgewater Park Township gets a D for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 88% of U.S. towns, #422 of 468 in New Jersey. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (88%). Flood insurance has paid 7 claims here since 1989.
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 Edgewater Park Township 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
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 Edgewater Park Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 88% of the building damage FEMA expects in Edgewater Park Township, and Edgewater Park Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is in the top 6% of U.S. census tracts. Strong wind adds 3%, at a rate in the top 5% of U.S. census tracts.
D #422 of 468 in New Jersey; higher expected damage per building than 88% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Edgewater Park Township’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical New Jersey town has higher expected damage than 56% of U.S. towns; within the state, Edgewater Park Township has more expected damage per building than 90% of New Jersey towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $3.6M a year in losses across Edgewater Park Township: $3.1M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Edgewater Park Township flood? Rarely: 7 flood claims since 1989
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Edgewater Park Township, from FEMA’s records: 1.8 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 65% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The December Storm - nor’easter1 claim · $18K
- The April 2007 nor’easter1 claim · $643
Edgewater Park Township isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Burlington County.9 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Edgewater Park Township
Disasters that paid out in Edgewater Park Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Edgewater Park Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2020Tropical Storm Isaias$38K to Edgewater Park Township for repairs
- 2018Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$56K to Edgewater Park Township for repairs
- 2016Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$12K to Edgewater Park Township for repairs
- 2012Hurricane Sandy31 households applied for aid$98K to Edgewater Park Township for repairs
- 2011Hurricane Irene56 households applied for aid$80K aid approved$16K to Edgewater Park Township for repairs
- 2010Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$2K to Edgewater Park Township for repairs
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- 2010Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$9K to Edgewater Park Township for repairs
- 2009Snowstorm$11K to Edgewater Park Township for repairs
- 2007Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding9 households applied for aid$11K aid approved$13K to Edgewater Park Township for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
Burlington County has had 22 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees; the 2001 World Trade Center declarations.
Also 1 FEMA wildfire suppression grant (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Burlington County, 2007–2007.
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Edgewater Park Township is 4th of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Township | B−less damage than 52% | river and rain flooding | 292 |
| Willingboro Township | Cmore damage than 71% | river and rain flooding | 21 |
| Burlington Township | C−more damage than 80% | river and rain flooding | 29 |
| Edgewater Park Township | Dmore damage than 88% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
| Delanco Township | Dmore damage than 91% | river and rain flooding | 11 |
| Beverly | Dmore damage than 93% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Croydon | — | a Census area inside a town; graded with the town | |
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 Edgewater Park Township 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.
- 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 Edgewater Park Township
Is Edgewater Park Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Edgewater Park Township has higher expected damage per building than 88% of U.S. towns: D for hazard risk, #422 of 468 in New Jersey. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (88%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Edgewater Park Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 7 claims in Edgewater Park Township since 1989, $55K in all, or 1.8 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 65% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from December Storm - Nor'easter (1).
Is Edgewater Park Township 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 Burlington County, 55% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 2.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Edgewater Park Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Edgewater Park Township’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 Edgewater Park Township?
By FEMA money that reached Edgewater Park Township, Hurricane Sandy (2012): 31 households applied for aid, $0 approved, and $98K to Edgewater Park Township for repairs. By flood claims, December Storm - Nor'easter: 1 paid, $18K.
Is Edgewater Park Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (88%), and Edgewater Park Township’s rate for it is in the top 6% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Edgewater Park Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Edgewater Park Township’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.