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Flood history · Westville, NJ 08093

Flood insurance claims in Westville, NJ 08093

107 claims since 1978 and $686,337 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

107flood insurance claims since 1978
$686,337paid to policyholders
$9,532average paid claim
26claims in the last 10 years
27%of claims outside high-risk zones
#198of 623 New Jersey ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 08093 since 1978.

1978: 1 claims1979: 6 claims1980: 8 claims1981: 3 claims1982: 1 claims1983: 1 claims1984: 1 claims1985: 1 claims1989: 8 claims1992: 6 claims1993: 3 claims2000: 1 claims2001: 1 claims2003: 1 claims2005: 1 claims2007: 6 claims2009: 2 claims2010: 5 claims2011: 20 claims2012: 4 claims2014: 1 claims2018: 1 claims2019: 12 claims2021: 4 claims2024: 9 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

73% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 27% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Hurricane Irene, accounts for 11% of claims.

26 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.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Irene20111211%
Unnamed flooding198498%
April 2007 Nor'easter200766%
December Storm - Nor'easter199266%
March 2010 Nor'easter201033%
Hurricane Sandy201222%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)66% · 71
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)24% · 26
Zone not recorded9% · 10

NFIP communities

Westville, Borough OfParticipates in the NFIP
Deptford, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Gloucester 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 StormSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2015-07-22
Hurricane SandyHurricane · Major disaster · 2012-10-30
Hurricane SandyHurricane · Emergency · 2012-10-28

13 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Gloucester 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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