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Flood history · Pleasantville, NJ 08232

Flood insurance claims in Pleasantville, NJ 08232

881 claims since 1978 and $30.9 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

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881flood insurance claims since 1978
$30.9 millionpaid to policyholders
$41,538average paid claim
101claims in the last 10 years
11%of claims outside high-risk zones
#51of 623 New Jersey ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 08232 since 1978.

1978: 1 claims1979: 8 claims1980: 21 claims1981: 4 claims1982: 1 claims1983: 7 claims1984: 22 claims1985: 22 claims1986: 7 claims1987: 23 claims1989: 13 claims1990: 1 claims1991: 17 claims1992: 122 claims1993: 9 claims1994: 37 claims1995: 6 claims1996: 21 claims1997: 32 claims1998: 33 claims1999: 1 claims2000: 1 claims2001: 1 claims2002: 6 claims2003: 2 claims2004: 1 claims2005: 15 claims2006: 6 claims2008: 11 claims2009: 36 claims2010: 5 claims2011: 22 claims2012: 228 claims2014: 5 claims2015: 12 claims2016: 21 claims2017: 12 claims2018: 30 claims2019: 8 claims2020: 4 claims2021: 8 claims2022: 20 claims2023: 2 claims2024: 7 claims2025: 10 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

89% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 11% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Hurricane Sandy, accounts for 25% of claims.

101 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is tidal water overflow: coastal surge and high tides.

Pleasantville, City Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 6), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 20% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Sandy201221825%
Unnamed flooding199412815%
December Storm - Nor'easter199210011%
Hurricane Gloria1985212%
The "Halloween" Storm1991172%
Hurricane Irene2011162%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)86% · 755
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)10% · 91
Zone not recorded4% · 35

NFIP communities

Egg Harbor, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Pleasantville, City OfCRS class 6 · up to 20% off

Federal disaster declarations in Atlantic 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 · 2016-03-14
Severe StormSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2015-07-22
Hurricane SandyHurricane · Major disaster · 2012-10-30

14 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Atlantic 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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