Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0On FEMA’s figures, Willingboro Township faces more hazard damage per building than 71% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Willingboro Township gets a C for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 71% of U.S. towns, #331 of 468 in New Jersey. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (82%). Flood insurance has paid 21 claims here since 1978.
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 Willingboro 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 Willingboro Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 82% of the building damage FEMA expects in Willingboro Township, and Willingboro Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 81% of U.S. census tracts. Strong wind adds 5%, at a rate in the top 5% of U.S. census tracts.
C #331 of 468 in New Jersey; higher expected damage per building than 71% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Willingboro Township’s residents live in 11 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, Willingboro Township has more expected damage per building than 71% of New Jersey towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $9.8M a year in losses across Willingboro Township: $8.3M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Willingboro Township flood? Sometimes: 21 flood claims since 1978
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Willingboro Township, from FEMA’s records: 1.9 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 64% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The April 2007 nor’easter1 claim · $2K
- The Mid-spring storms1 claim · $22K
Willingboro 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.10 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Willingboro Township
Disasters that paid out in Willingboro Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Willingboro Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2020Tropical Storm Isaias$157K to Willingboro Township for repairs
- 2018Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$236K to Willingboro Township for repairs11 flood claims paid that year
- 2016Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$47K to Willingboro Township for repairs
- 2012Hurricane Sandy659 households applied for aid$160K aid approved$89K to Willingboro Township for repairs
- 2011Hurricane Irene455 households applied for aid$150K aid approved$88K to Willingboro Township for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
- 2010Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$32K to Willingboro Township for repairs
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- 2010Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$45K to Willingboro Township for repairs
- 2009Snowstorm$68K to Willingboro Township for repairs
- 2007Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding8 households applied for aid$24K aid approved1 flood claim paid that year
- 2004Severe Storms and Flooding19 households applied for aid$15K aid approved
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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Willingboro Township is 5th of the 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westampton Township | B+less damage than 68% | river and rain flooding | 17 |
| Moorestown Township | B−more damage than 50% | river and rain flooding | 26 |
| Mount Laurel Township | B−more damage than 52% | river and rain flooding | 51 |
| Delran Township | Cmore damage than 66% | river and rain flooding | 67 |
| 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 |
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 Willingboro 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Willingboro Township
Is Willingboro Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Willingboro Township has higher expected damage per building than 71% of U.S. towns: C for hazard risk, #331 of 468 in New Jersey. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (82%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Willingboro Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 21 claims in Willingboro Township since 1978, $721K in all, or 1.9 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 64% 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 Willingboro 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 Willingboro Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Willingboro 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 Willingboro Township?
By FEMA money that reached Willingboro Township, Hurricane Sandy (2012): 659 households applied for aid, $160K approved, and $89K to Willingboro Township for repairs. By flood claims, April 2007 Nor'easter: 1 paid, $2K.
Is Willingboro Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (82%), and Willingboro Township’s rate for it is higher than 81% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Willingboro Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Willingboro 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.