Photo: Tinton5 · CC BY-SA 3.0FEMA puts Voorhees Township’s expected hazard damage per building below that of 89% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Voorhees Township gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 89% of U.S. towns, #27 of 468 in New Jersey. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (75%). Flood insurance has paid 10 claims here since 2004.
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 Voorhees 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
Hurricanes
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.
What’s behind Voorhees Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 75% of the building damage FEMA expects in Voorhees Township, and Voorhees Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 74% of U.S. census tracts. Next is hurricanes at 8% (higher than 69% of U.S. census tracts).
A #27 of 468 in New Jersey; lower expected damage per building than 89% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Voorhees Township’s residents live in 6 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, Voorhees Township has less expected damage per building than 94% of New Jersey towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $7.4M a year in losses across Voorhees Township: $5.9M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Voorhees Township flood? Sometimes: 10 flood claims since 2004
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Voorhees Township, from FEMA’s records: 0.8 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 83% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The April 2007 nor’easter1 claim · $576
Voorhees 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: Camden County.8 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Voorhees Township
Disasters that paid out in Voorhees Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Voorhees Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2016Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$59K to Voorhees Township for repairs
- 2015Severe Storm$142K to Voorhees Township for repairs
- 2012Hurricane Sandy22 households applied for aid$8K aid approved$71K to Voorhees Township for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
- 2011Hurricane Irene42 households applied for aid$35K aid approved$13K to Voorhees Township for repairs
- 2010Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$75K to Voorhees Township for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
- 2009Snowstorm$85K to Voorhees Township for repairs
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- 2007Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding12 households applied for aid$13K aid approved1 flood claim paid that year
- 2004Severe Storms and Flooding5 households applied for aid$10K aid approved$12K to Voorhees Township for repairs3 flood claims paid that year
Camden County has had 17 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.
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Voorhees Township is 3rd of the 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Township | A+among the lowest damage | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Gibbsboro | Aless damage than 91% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Voorhees Township | Aless damage than 89% | river and rain flooding | 10 |
| Somerdale | A−less damage than 84% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
| Evesham Township | A−less damage than 81% | river and rain flooding | 26 |
| Lindenwold | A−less damage than 75% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Cherry Hill Township | Bless damage than 61% | river and rain flooding | 115 |
| Echelon | — | a Census area inside a town; graded with the town | |
| West Berlin | — | a Census area inside a town; graded with the town | |
| Springdale | — | a Census area inside a town; graded with the town | |
| Ashland | — | 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 Voorhees 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.
- 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.
- 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 Voorhees Township
Is Voorhees Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Voorhees Township has lower expected damage per building than 89% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk, #27 of 468 in New Jersey. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (75%) and hurricanes (8%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Voorhees Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 10 claims in Voorhees Township since 2004, $280K in all, or 0.8 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 83% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 2 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from April 2007 Nor'easter (1).
Is Voorhees 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 Camden County, 34% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.9% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Voorhees Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Voorhees 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 Voorhees Township?
By FEMA money that reached Voorhees Township, Severe Storm (2015): $142K to Voorhees Township for repairs. By flood claims, April 2007 Nor'easter: 1 paid, $576.
Is Voorhees Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (75%), and Voorhees Township’s rate for it is lower than 74% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Voorhees Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Voorhees 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.