Hillsgrove Covered Bridge · Photo: Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 3.0Storms, floods and disasters in Hillsgrove Township
Hillsgrove Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Hillsgrove Township has 262 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 56 claims here since 1978.
What Hillsgrove 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.
Does Hillsgrove Township flood? Sometimes: 56 flood claims since 1978
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Hillsgrove Township, from FEMA’s records.
- Tropical Storm Lee24 claims · $1.3M
- Tropical Storm Ivan8 claims · $111K
- Hurricane Irene1 claim · $33K
Hillsgrove 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: Sullivan County.5 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Hillsgrove Township
Disasters that paid out in Hillsgrove Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Hillsgrove Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2018Severe Storms and Flooding$8K to Hillsgrove Township for repairs
- 2016Severe Storms and Flooding$83K to Hillsgrove Township for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
- 2011Tropical Storm Lee61 households applied for aid$234K aid approved$604K to Hillsgrove Township for repairs24 flood claims paid for it, $1.3M
- 2011Hurricane Irene1 households applied for aid$10K to Hillsgrove Township for repairs1 flood claim paid for it, $33K
- 2004Tropical Depression Ivan16 households applied for aid$19K aid approved$50K to Hillsgrove Township for repairs8 flood claims paid for it, $111K
Sullivan County has had 19 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkland Township | — | 516 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Plunketts Creek Township | — | 623 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Fox Township | — | 373 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Shrewsbury Township | — | 244 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
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 Hillsgrove 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Hillsgrove Township
Does Hillsgrove Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 56 claims in Hillsgrove Township since 1978, $1.8M in all. 9 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Tropical Storm Lee (24).
Is Hillsgrove 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 Sullivan County, 12% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.0% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Hillsgrove Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Hillsgrove 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 Hillsgrove Township?
By FEMA money that reached Hillsgrove Township, Tropical Storm Lee (2011): 61 households applied for aid, $234K approved, and $604K to Hillsgrove Township for repairs. By flood claims, Tropical Storm Lee: 24 paid, $1.3M.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Hillsgrove Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Hillsgrove 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.