Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0FEMA puts New Hyde Park’s expected hazard damage per building below that of 96% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, New Hyde Park gets an A+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 96% of U.S. towns, #67 of 758 in New York. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (67%), then earthquakes (15%). Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2012.
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 New Hyde Park 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
Earthquakes
Hurricanes
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 New Hyde Park’s grade
River and rain flooding is 67% of the building damage FEMA expects in New Hyde Park, and New Hyde Park’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 89% of U.S. census tracts. Next is earthquakes at 15% (higher than 74% of U.S. census tracts).
A+ #67 of 758 in New York; lower expected damage per building than 96% of U.S. towns (21,298).
New Hyde Park’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical New York town has lower expected damage than 69% of U.S. towns; within the state, New Hyde Park has less expected damage per building than 91% of New York towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.4M a year in losses across New Hyde Park: $1.1M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does New Hyde Park flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2012
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in New Hyde Park, from FEMA’s records: 0.3 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 95% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- Hurricane Sandy1 claim · $17K
New Hyde Park isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Nassau County.7 federal disasters brought FEMA money to New Hyde Park
Disasters that paid out in New Hyde Park itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Village of New Hyde Park), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2021Remnants of Hurricane Ida162 households applied for aid$282K aid approved
- 2020Tropical Storm Isaias$211K to the Village of New Hyde Park for repairs
- 2012Hurricane Sandy508 households applied for aid$83K aid approved$587K to the Village of New Hyde Park for repairs1 flood claim paid for it, $17K
- 2011Hurricane Irene43 households applied for aid$9K aid approved$38K to the Village of New Hyde Park for repairs
- 2011Hurricane Irene$2K to the Village of New Hyde Park for repairs
- 2010Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$52K to the Village of New Hyde Park for repairs
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- 2010Severe Storms and Flooding$25K to the Village of New Hyde Park for repairs
Nassau County has had 22 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often hurricanes and tropical 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.
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New Hyde Park has the lowest expected damage per building of the 4 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hyde Park | A+less damage than 96% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Stewart Manor | A+less damage than 96% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Floral Park | A+less damage than 95% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Garden City | Aless damage than 89% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| North New Hyde Park | — | 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 New Hyde Park 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.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- 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.
- 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 New Hyde Park
Is New Hyde Park at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, New Hyde Park has lower expected damage per building than 96% of U.S. towns: A+ for hazard risk, #67 of 758 in New York. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (67%) and earthquakes (15%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does New Hyde Park flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in New Hyde Park since 2012, $17K in all, or 0.3 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 95% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Hurricane Sandy (1).
Is New Hyde Park 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 Nassau County, 76% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 9.6% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in New Hyde Park?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for New Hyde Park’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 New Hyde Park?
By FEMA money that reached New Hyde Park, Hurricane Sandy (2012): 508 households applied for aid, $83K approved, and $587K to the Village of New Hyde Park for repairs. By flood claims, Hurricane Sandy: 1 paid, $17K.
Is New Hyde Park at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (67%), and New Hyde Park’s rate for it is lower than 89% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in New Hyde Park.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where New Hyde Park’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.