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 3.0FEMA puts Wrightstown Township’s expected hazard damage per building below that of 84% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Wrightstown Township gets an A− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 84% of U.S. towns, #347 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (79%). Flood insurance has paid 14 claims here since 1996.
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 Wrightstown 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
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 Wrightstown Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 79% of the building damage FEMA expects in Wrightstown Township, and Wrightstown Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 64% of U.S. census tracts. Ice storms add 3%, at a rate in the top 9% of U.S. census tracts.
A− #347 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania; lower expected damage per building than 84% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Wrightstown Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
The typical Pennsylvania town has lower expected damage than 71% of U.S. towns; within the state, Wrightstown Township has less expected damage per building than 67% of Pennsylvania towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.3M a year in losses across Wrightstown Township: $1.0M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Wrightstown Township flood? Sometimes: 14 flood claims since 1996
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Wrightstown Township, from FEMA’s records: 11.6 per 1,000 homes, more than 76% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- Hurricane Ida4 claims · $296K
- Hurricane Irene4 claims · $201K
- Hurricane Floyd2 claims · $88K
Wrightstown 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: Bucks County.The storms Wrightstown Township remembers
None of the 21 disasters declared for Bucks County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Wrightstown Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20114 flood claims paidThe year of Tropical Storm Lee, declared for Bucks County
- 20214 flood claims paidThe year of Remnants of Hurricane Ida, declared for Bucks County
- 19962 flood claims paidThe year of Flooding, Severe Storms, 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 Wrightstown Township after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.
Add to the Wrightstown Township archive →Wrightstown Township and its neighbors
Wrightstown Township is 3rd of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown Township | Aless damage than 87% | river and rain flooding | 23 |
| Warwick Township | Aless damage than 86% | river and rain flooding | 34 |
| Wrightstown Township | A−less damage than 84% | river and rain flooding | 14 |
| Northampton Township | A−less damage than 82% | river and rain flooding | 98 |
| Buckingham Township | A−less damage than 81% | river and rain flooding | 53 |
| Upper Makefield Township | B−less damage than 50% | river and rain flooding | 300 |
| Richboro | — | 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 Wrightstown 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.
- 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 Wrightstown Township
Is Wrightstown Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Wrightstown Township has lower expected damage per building than 84% of U.S. towns: A− for hazard risk, #347 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (79%) and earthquakes (8%). The figures are for the one census tract the town shares with its neighbors. This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Wrightstown Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 14 claims in Wrightstown Township since 1996, $633K in all, or 11.6 per 1,000 homes, more than 76% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 2 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Hurricane Ida (4).
Is Wrightstown 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 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 Wrightstown Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Wrightstown 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 Wrightstown Township?
By flood claims, Hurricane Ida: 4 paid, $296K.
Is Wrightstown Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (79%), and Wrightstown Township’s rate for it is lower than 64% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Wrightstown Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Wrightstown 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.