Photo: NJZombie · CC BY-SA 4.0Storms, floods and disasters in Teterboro
Teterboro isn’t graded for hazard risk: Teterboro has 136 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 1979.
What Teterboro faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
Coastal flooding
River and rain flooding
Earthquakes
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 Teterboro flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 1979
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Teterboro, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Irene1 claim · $405K
Teterboro isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Bergen County.3 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Teterboro
Disasters that paid out in Teterboro itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Borough of Teterboro), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2021Remnants of Hurricane Ida13 households applied for aid$33K to the Borough of Teterboro for repairs
- 2018Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$4K to the Borough of Teterboro for repairs
- 2011Hurricane Irene1 households applied for aid$4K to the Borough of Teterboro for repairs1 flood claim paid for it, $405K
Bergen County has had 23 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then hurricanes and tropical storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees; the 2001 World Trade Center declarations.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hasbrouck Heights | Bless damage than 60% | river and rain flooding | 27 |
| South Hackensack Township | Dmore damage than 86% | coastal flooding | 45 |
| Moonachie | D−among the highest damage | coastal flooding | 234 |
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 Teterboro faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- 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.
- 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.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- 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 Teterboro
Does Teterboro flood?
Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Teterboro since 1979, $406K in all. The most claims came from Hurricane Irene (1).
Is Teterboro 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 Bergen County, 41% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 2.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Teterboro?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Teterboro’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 Teterboro?
By FEMA money that reached Teterboro, Remnants of Hurricane Ida (2021): 13 households applied for aid, $0 approved, and $33K to the Borough of Teterboro for repairs. By flood claims, Hurricane Irene: 1 paid, $405K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Teterboro.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Teterboro’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.