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Flood history · Lawrence Township, NJ 08648

Flood insurance claims in Lawrence Township, NJ 08648

195 claims since 1978 and $8.8 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

195flood insurance claims since 1978
$8.8 millionpaid to policyholders
$56,913average paid claim
36claims in the last 10 years
45%of claims outside high-risk zones
#144of 623 New Jersey ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 08648 since 1978.

1978: 8 claims1979: 2 claims1980: 2 claims1981: 1 claims1982: 2 claims1983: 1 claims1984: 5 claims1987: 10 claims1993: 1 claims1994: 2 claims1996: 22 claims1997: 2 claims1999: 20 claims2003: 2 claims2006: 1 claims2007: 11 claims2008: 1 claims2009: 4 claims2010: 1 claims2011: 52 claims2012: 4 claims2013: 1 claims2014: 3 claims2015: 1 claims2017: 1 claims2018: 4 claims2019: 1 claims2021: 29 claims2026: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 45% 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, Hurricane Irene, accounts for 23% of claims.

36 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 Irene20114523%
Hurricane Ida20212714%
Hurricane Floyd19992010%
April 2007 Nor'easter2007116%
Unnamed flooding198453%
Hurricane Sandy201242%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)53% · 103
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)44% · 85
Zone not recorded4% · 7

NFIP communities

Lawrence, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Mercer 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
Remnants Of Tropical Storm LeeSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2011-10-14

14 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Mercer 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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