Storms, floods and disasters in Croydon
Croydon isn’t graded for hazard risk: Croydon is a Census area inside a town, graded with the town. Flood insurance has paid 140 claims here since 1978.
What Croydon 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
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 Croydon flood? Yes: 140 flood claims since 1978
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Croydon, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Floyd16 claims · $202K
- Hurricane Irene6 claims · $44K
- Tropical Storm Lee5 claims · $57K
Croydon isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Bucks County.The storms Croydon remembers
None of the 21 disasters declared for Bucks County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Croydon itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 202144 flood claims paidThe year of Remnants of Hurricane Ida, declared for Bucks County
- 201118 flood claims paidThe year of Tropical Storm Lee, declared for Bucks County
- 199917 flood claims paidThe year of Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations, declared for Bucks County
Bucks County has had 21 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Old photos of Croydon after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.
Add to the Croydon archive →Croydon and its neighbors
How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bensalem Township | B+less damage than 75% | river and rain flooding | 265 |
| Bristol Township | B−less damage than 52% | river and rain flooding | 292 |
| Edgewater Park Township | Dmore damage than 88% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
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 Croydon 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.
- 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 Croydon
Does Croydon flood?
Flood insurance has paid 140 claims in Croydon since 1978, $2.3M in all. The most claims came from Hurricane Floyd (16).
Is Croydon 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 Bucks County, 49% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Croydon?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Croydon’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 Croydon?
By flood claims, Hurricane Floyd: 16 paid, $202K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Croydon.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Croydon’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.