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Flood history · Medford, NJ 08055

Flood insurance claims in Medford, NJ 08055

257 claims since 1978 and $4.3 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

257flood insurance claims since 1978
$4.3 millionpaid to policyholders
$21,046average paid claim
49claims in the last 10 years
38%of claims outside high-risk zones
#125of 623 New Jersey ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 08055 since 1978.

1978: 3 claims1979: 1 claims1980: 2 claims1983: 7 claims1984: 2 claims1987: 4 claims1989: 10 claims1991: 1 claims1992: 1 claims1993: 2 claims1994: 5 claims1996: 2 claims1999: 1 claims2000: 1 claims2001: 1 claims2002: 1 claims2003: 2 claims2004: 68 claims2005: 1 claims2006: 1 claims2007: 32 claims2009: 8 claims2010: 3 claims2011: 29 claims2012: 2 claims2013: 1 claims2014: 17 claims2018: 3 claims2019: 25 claims2023: 5 claims2024: 16 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 38% of claims here were on properties rated outside high-risk zones (zones X, B or C). A lower-risk zone on the map is not a guarantee.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, April 2007 Nor'easter, accounts for 12% of claims.

49 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is rivers, streams or lakes overflowing.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
April 2007 Nor'easter20073012%
Hurricane Irene2011218%
Mid-spring storms2014166%
Unnamed flooding198431%
March 2010 Nor'easter201021%
December Storm - Nor'easter199210%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)59% · 151
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)36% · 93
Zone not recorded5% · 13

NFIP communities

Medford, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Medford Lakes, Borough OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Burlington 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
Tropical Storm IsaiasHurricane · Major disaster · 2020-12-11
Severe Winter Storm And SnowstormSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2018-06-08
Severe Winter Storm And SnowstormSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2016-03-14
Severe StormSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2015-07-22

14 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Burlington 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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