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Natural hazards in Orangeville · FEMA

FEMA puts Orangeville’s expected hazard damage per building below that of 86% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Orangeville gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 86% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (57%), then earthquakes (39%). Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 1996.

River and rain flooding 57%Earthquakes 39%Wildfire 2%

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

less than 86%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
Hazard risk
A
in Utah · lower than 86% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
River and rain flooding
57% of expected building damage
Flood claims
1
paid since 1996 · $306
Flood claims per home
2 per 1,000
fewer than 64% of U.S. towns
By hazard

What Orangeville 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

57%of expected building damage
Well below average · lower than 86% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area

Earthquakes

39%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 82% of U.S. census tracts
Smaller shares here
 Wildfire Winter storms Tornadoes Strong wind Lightning Hail Ice storms Heat waves Landslides Avalanches top 0% Volcanic activity top 4%
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingHurricanesCold wavesTsunamis
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts lightning at 24% of Orangeville’s expected losses. Lightning does little damage to buildings (0.2%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

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.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Hazard risk grade

What’s behind Orangeville’s grade

River and rain flooding is 57% of the building damage FEMA expects in Orangeville, and Orangeville’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 86% of U.S. census tracts. Next is earthquakes at 39% (higher than 82% of U.S. census tracts).

Where Orangeville sits
Orangeville
Least damageMiddleMost damage

A lower expected damage per building than 86% of U.S. towns (21,298).

All of Orangeville’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding57%Earthquakes39%Everything else4%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $525K a year in losses across Orangeville: $290K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

Shared tract.All of Orangeville’s 1,224 residents (2020 census) live in one census tract, which it shares with Castle Dale city (1,492 residents). FEMA publishes its model by tract, so the rate and the hazard mix are the tract’s, the same for all of them. The flood claims below are the town’s own.
A shared figure. The grade describes the whole tract, not each street in it, and FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Orangeville flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 1996

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Orangeville, from FEMA’s records: 1.8 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 64% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Paid flood claims, by year
1996: 1 claim1997: 0 claims1998: 0 claims1999: 0 claims2000: 0 claims2001: 0 claims2002: 0 claims2003: 0 claims2004: 0 claims2005: 0 claims2006: 0 claims2007: 0 claims2008: 0 claims2009: 0 claims2010: 0 claims2011: 0 claims2012: 0 claims2013: 0 claims2014: 0 claims2015: 0 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 0 claims2018: 0 claims2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims1996
19962026
1
paid claims since 1996
$306
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$306
average claim
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Orangeville isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Emery County.
Disasters

The storms Orangeville remembers

None of the 3 disasters declared for Emery County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Orangeville itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.

  1. 19961 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in OrangevilleEmery County only

Emery County has had 3 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.

Were you here?

Old photos of Orangeville after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.

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Be ready

Get ready for what Orangeville faces

A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.

When the river rises
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Earthquakes
  • Drop, cover and hold on.
  • Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
  • Know how to shut off the gas.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Orangeville

Is Orangeville at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Orangeville has lower expected damage per building than 86% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (57%) and earthquakes (39%). 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 Orangeville flood?

Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Orangeville since 1996, $306 in all, or 1.8 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 64% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Is Orangeville 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 Emery County, 0.2% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.

How much is flood insurance in Orangeville?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Orangeville’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.

Is Orangeville at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (57%), and Orangeville’s rate for it is lower than 86% of U.S. census tracts.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Orangeville.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Orangeville’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.