Photo: James Loesch from Trenton, New Jersey, USA · CC BY 2.0Storms, floods and disasters in Mantoloking
Mantoloking isn’t graded for hazard risk: Mantoloking has 481 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 564 claims here since 1978.
What Mantoloking 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
Coastal flooding
Strong wind
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.
Does Mantoloking flood? Yes: 564 flood claims since 1978
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Mantoloking, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Sandy457 claims · $91.3M
- The December Storm - nor’easter54 claims · $1.0M
- Hurricane Irene17 claims · $339K
Mantoloking is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 5) for its flood-proofing work.
Insurance rates: Ocean County.7 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Mantoloking
Disasters that paid out in Mantoloking itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Borough of Mantoloking), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2021Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$17K to the Borough of Mantoloking for repairs
- 2016Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$237K to the Borough of Mantoloking for repairs
- 2012Hurricane Sandy1,124 households applied for aid$4.7M aid approved$8.8M to the Borough of Mantoloking for repairs457 flood claims paid for it, $91.3M
- 2011Hurricane Irene12 households applied for aid$6K aid approved$61K to the Borough of Mantoloking for repairs17 flood claims paid for it, $339K
- 2010Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$7K to the Borough of Mantoloking for repairs
- 2009Snowstorm$9K to the Borough of Mantoloking for repairs
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- 2009Severe Storms and Flooding Associated with Tropical Depression Ida and a Nor'eas$35K to the Borough of Mantoloking for repairs
Ocean County has had 22 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often winter storms, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees; the 2001 World Trade Center declarations.
Also 3 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Ocean County, 2002–2025.
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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brick Township | Cmore damage than 66% | river and rain flooding | 3,533 |
| Bay Head | — | not graded yet | |
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 Mantoloking 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.
- Know your evacuation zone and the way off the coast.
- Storm surge comes fast: leave when you’re told, not when the water arrives.
- Move cars to high ground before king tides and nor’easters.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- 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.
- Mantoloking residents get 25% off flood insurance.
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Questions about natural hazards in Mantoloking
Does Mantoloking flood?
Flood insurance has paid 564 claims in Mantoloking since 1978, $93.3M in all. 13 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Hurricane Sandy (457).
Is Mantoloking 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 Ocean County, 71% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 16.6% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Mantoloking?
Mantoloking is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 5), which takes 25% 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 Mantoloking?
By FEMA money that reached Mantoloking, Hurricane Sandy (2012): 1,124 households applied for aid, $4.7M approved, and $8.8M to the Borough of Mantoloking for repairs. By flood claims, Hurricane Sandy: 457 paid, $91.3M.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Mantoloking.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Mantoloking’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.