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Flood history · Kenilworth, NJ 07033

Flood insurance claims in Kenilworth, NJ 07033

194 claims since 1979 and $2.4 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

194flood insurance claims since 1979
$2.4 millionpaid to policyholders
$15,041average paid claim
39claims in the last 10 years
13%of claims outside high-risk zones
#146of 623 New Jersey ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 07033 since 1978.

1979: 1 claims1980: 2 claims1984: 2 claims1985: 1 claims1989: 4 claims1991: 2 claims1992: 2 claims1993: 2 claims1994: 2 claims1996: 2 claims1997: 2 claims1999: 20 claims2001: 1 claims2004: 1 claims2005: 1 claims2006: 1 claims2007: 10 claims2010: 5 claims2011: 93 claims2012: 1 claims2021: 33 claims2022: 1 claims2023: 2 claims2024: 2 claims2025: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

87% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 13% outside them.

One event dominates the record: Hurricane Irene accounts for 47% of all claims in this ZIP code.

39 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is heavy rain or snowmelt collecting faster than it drains, which can happen far from any river or coast.

Warren, Township Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 8), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 10% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Irene20119147%
Hurricane Ida20212915%
Hurricane Floyd19992010%
April 2007 Nor'easter200784%
Unnamed flooding198463%
March 2010 Nor'easter201053%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)86% · 166
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)12% · 24
Zone not recorded2% · 4

NFIP communities

Kenilworth, Borough OfParticipates in the NFIP
Warren, Township OfCRS class 8 · up to 10% off
Cranford, Township OfCRS class 7 · up to 15% off

Federal disaster declarations in Union County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Remnants Of Hurricane IdaHurricane · Major disaster · 2021-09-05
Remnants Of Hurricane IdaHurricane · Emergency · 2021-09-02
Severe Winter Storm And SnowstormSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2016-03-14
Hurricane SandyHurricane · Major disaster · 2012-10-30
Hurricane SandyHurricane · Emergency · 2012-10-28
Severe StormSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2011-11-30

11 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Union County since 2000.

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Sources: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v3) and Disaster Declarations Summaries, FEMA NFIP Community Status Book; place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data as of 2026-10-09. Payments are net building + contents payments in dollars at the time paid, not adjusted for inflation. Claims are grouped by the ZIP code reported on the claim. This product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA. Information only; not an official flood zone determination or insurance advice.

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