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New Jersey Flood Zones

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Flood Risk in New Jersey

New Jersey's 130-mile coastline and low-lying coastal areas face significant flood risk from nor'easters, hurricanes, and tidal flooding. The state was severely impacted by Hurricane Sandy.

Understanding New Jersey Flood Zones

FEMA designates flood zones across New Jersey using the following classifications:

AE High Risk — 1% annual chance of flooding (100-year floodplain). Insurance required for federal mortgages.

VE Very High Risk — Coastal flooding with wave action. Strictest building codes.

X (Shaded) Moderate Risk — 500-year floodplain. Insurance recommended.

X Low Risk — Outside major floodplains. Insurance optional but advisable — 20%+ of NFIP claims come from low-risk zones.

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Flood Insurance in New Jersey

Properties in New Jersey FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (zones A and V) with federally backed mortgages are required to carry flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

Even outside high-risk zones, flood insurance is recommended. NFIP claims data shows that over 20% of claims nationwide come from low and moderate-risk areas. New Jersey residents can purchase flood insurance through the NFIP or private insurers.

Visit FloodSmart.gov to find an agent and get a quote.

New Jersey Counties

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New Jersey Cities

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Absecon

Pop. 9,137

Allendale

Pop. 6,848

Ampere North CDP

Pop. 5,132

Asbury Park

Pop. 15,188

Ashland CDP

Pop. 8,513

Atco CDP

Pop. 9,058

Atlantic City

Pop. 38,497

Audubon

Pop. 8,707

Avenel CDP

Pop. 16,920

Bargaintown CDP

Pop. 5,360

Barrington

Pop. 7,075

Basking Ridge CDP

Pop. 7,196

Bayonne

Pop. 71,686

Beachwood

Pop. 10,859

Belle Mead CDP

Pop. 5,569

Bellmawr

Pop. 11,707

Belmar

Pop. 5,907

Bergenfield

Pop. 28,321

Berlin

Pop. 7,489

Bernardsville

Pop. 7,893

Blackwells Mills CDP

Pop. 9,473

Bloomingdale

Pop. 7,777

Bogota

Pop. 8,778

Boonton

Pop. 8,815

Bound Brook

Pop. 11,988

Bradley Gardens CDP

Pop. 14,077

Bridgeton

Pop. 27,263

Bridgewater Center CDP

Pop. 6,082

Brigantine

Pop. 7,716

Brookdale CDP

Pop. 9,854

Browns Mills CDP

Pop. 10,734

Budd Lake CDP

Pop. 9,784

Burlington

Pop. 9,743

Butler

Pop. 8,047

Caldwell

Pop. 9,027

Camden

Pop. 71,791

Cape May Court House CDP

Pop. 5,573

Carlstadt

Pop. 6,372

Carneys Point CDP

Pop. 7,841

Carteret

Pop. 25,326

Chatham

Pop. 9,212

Cherry Hill Mall CDP

Pop. 14,805

Clayton

Pop. 8,807

Clementon

Pop. 5,338

Cliffside Park

Pop. 25,693

Clifton

Pop. 90,296

Closter

Pop. 8,594

Collingswood

Pop. 14,186

Colonia CDP

Pop. 18,609

Cresskill

Pop. 9,155

Crestwood Village CDP

Pop. 8,426

Dayton CDP

Pop. 8,138

Dover

Pop. 18,460

Dumont

Pop. 17,863

Dunellen

Pop. 7,637

East Franklin CDP

Pop. 9,788

East Orange

Pop. 69,612

East Rutherford

Pop. 10,022

Eatontown

Pop. 13,597

Echelon CDP

Pop. 11,896

Edgewater

Pop. 14,336

Elizabeth

Pop. 137,298

Elmwood Park

Pop. 21,422

Emerson

Pop. 7,290

Englewood

Pop. 29,308

Englewood Cliffs

Pop. 5,342

Fair Haven

Pop. 6,269

Fair Lawn

Pop. 34,927

Fairview

Pop. 15,025

Fanwood

Pop. 7,774

Finderne CDP

Pop. 6,392

Flanders CDP

Pop. 9,832

Florham Park

Pop. 12,585

Fords CDP

Pop. 12,941

Forked River CDP

Pop. 5,274

Fort Dix CDP

Pop. 6,508

Fort Lee

Pop. 40,191

Franklin Center CDP

Pop. 6,803

Franklin Lakes

Pop. 11,079

Franklin Park CDP

Pop. 13,430

Freehold

Pop. 12,538

Garfield

Pop. 32,655

Glassboro

Pop. 23,149

Glen Ridge

Pop. 7,802

Glen Rock

Pop. 12,133

Gloucester City

Pop. 11,484

Green Knoll CDP

Pop. 6,594

Greentree CDP

Pop. 12,012

Guttenberg

Pop. 12,017

Hackensack

Pop. 46,030

Hackettstown

Pop. 10,248

Haddon Heights

Pop. 7,495

Haddonfield

Pop. 12,550

Haledon

Pop. 9,052

Hamilton Square CDP

Pop. 12,679

Hammonton

Pop. 14,711

Harrison

Pop. 19,450

Hasbrouck Heights

Pop. 12,125

Hawthorne

Pop. 19,637

Heathcote CDP

Pop. 7,154

Highland Park

Pop. 15,072

Hightstown

Pop. 5,900

Hillsborough CDP

Pop. 22,214

Hillsdale

Pop. 10,143

Hoboken

Pop. 60,419

Holiday City-Berkeley CDP

Pop. 12,943

Hopatcong

Pop. 14,362

Iselin CDP

Pop. 20,088

Jamesburg

Pop. 5,783

Jersey City

Pop. 292,449

Keansburg

Pop. 9,755

Kearny

Pop. 41,999

Kendall Park CDP

Pop. 9,989

Kenilworth

Pop. 8,427

Keyport

Pop. 7,204

Kingston Estates CDP

Pop. 6,322

Kinnelon

Pop. 9,966

Lake Hiawatha CDP

Pop. 10,194

Lake Hopatcong CDP

Pop. 10,232

Lake Mohawk CDP

Pop. 9,759

Lakewood CDP

Pop. 69,398

Laurence Harbor CDP

Pop. 6,635

Leonia

Pop. 9,304

Lincoln Park

Pop. 10,915

Lincroft CDP

Pop. 7,060

Linden

Pop. 43,738

Lindenwold

Pop. 21,641

Linwood

Pop. 6,971

Little Ferry

Pop. 10,987

Little Silver

Pop. 6,131

Lodi

Pop. 26,206

Long Branch

Pop. 31,667

Lyons CDP

Pop. 5,345

Madison

Pop. 16,937

Madison Park CDP

Pop. 8,050

Manasquan

Pop. 5,938

Manville

Pop. 10,953

Margate City

Pop. 5,317

Marlton CDP

Pop. 10,594

Martinsville CDP

Pop. 12,147

Matawan

Pop. 9,565

Mays Landing CDP

Pop. 5,603

Maywood

Pop. 10,080

McKee City CDP

Pop. 9,758

Mercerville CDP

Pop. 13,447

Metuchen

Pop. 15,049

Middlesex

Pop. 14,636

Midland Park

Pop. 7,014

Milltown

Pop. 7,037

Millville

Pop. 27,491

Monmouth Junction CDP

Pop. 8,895

Montvale

Pop. 8,436

Moorestown-Lenola CDP

Pop. 14,240

Morganville CDP

Pop. 6,203

Morris Plains

Pop. 6,153

Morristown

Pop. 20,180

Mount Arlington

Pop. 5,909

Mountainside

Pop. 7,020

Mystic Island CDP

Pop. 8,301

Neshanic Station CDP

Pop. 5,224

New Brunswick

Pop. 55,266

New Milford

Pop. 16,923

New Providence

Pop. 13,650

Newark

Pop. 311,549

Newton

Pop. 8,374

North Arlington

Pop. 16,457

North Caldwell

Pop. 6,694

North Haledon

Pop. 8,927

North Plainfield

Pop. 22,808

Northfield

Pop. 8,434

Norwood

Pop. 5,641

Oak Ridge CDP

Pop. 10,996

Oakland

Pop. 12,748

Ocean Acres CDP

Pop. 18,185

Ocean City

Pop. 11,229

Oceanport

Pop. 6,150

Old Bridge CDP

Pop. 27,210

Old Tappan

Pop. 5,888

Oradell

Pop. 8,244

Packanack Lake CDP

Pop. 6,261

Palisades Park

Pop. 20,292

Palmyra

Pop. 7,438

Paramus

Pop. 26,698

Park Ridge

Pop. 8,883

Parsippany CDP

Pop. 22,778

Passaic

Pop. 70,537

Paterson

Pop. 159,732

Paulsboro

Pop. 6,196

Pennsville CDP

Pop. 12,043

Perth Amboy

Pop. 55,436

Phillipsburg

Pop. 15,249

Pine Brook CDP

Pop. 5,675

Pine Hill

Pop. 10,743

Pine Lake Park CDP

Pop. 8,913

Pitman

Pop. 8,780

Plainfield

Pop. 54,586

Pleasantville

Pop. 20,629

Point Pleasant

Pop. 18,941

Pomona CDP

Pop. 7,416

Pompton Lakes

Pop. 11,127

Pompton Plains CDP

Pop. 11,144

Preakness CDP

Pop. 18,487

Princeton

Pop. 30,681

Princeton Meadows CDP

Pop. 14,776

Prospect Park

Pop. 6,372

Rahway

Pop. 29,556

Ramblewood CDP

Pop. 6,655

Ramsey

Pop. 14,798

Ramtown CDP

Pop. 6,329

Raritan

Pop. 7,835

Red Bank

Pop. 12,936

Ridgefield

Pop. 11,501

Ridgefield Park

Pop. 13,224

Ridgewood

Pop. 25,979

Ringwood

Pop. 11,735

River Edge

Pop. 12,049

Robertsville CDP

Pop. 11,399

Rockaway

Pop. 6,598

Roseland

Pop. 6,299

Roselle

Pop. 22,695

Roselle Park

Pop. 13,967

Rumson

Pop. 7,343

Runnemede

Pop. 8,324

Rutherford

Pop. 18,834

Salem

Pop. 5,296

Sayreville

Pop. 45,345

Secaucus

Pop. 22,181

Short Hills CDP

Pop. 14,422

Sicklerville CDP

Pop. 45,084

Smithville CDP

Pop. 9,754

Somerdale

Pop. 5,566

Somers Point

Pop. 10,469

Somerset CDP

Pop. 22,968

Somerville

Pop. 12,346

South Amboy

Pop. 9,411

South Plainfield

Pop. 24,338

South River

Pop. 16,118

Spotswood

Pop. 8,163

Springdale CDP

Pop. 14,811

Stratford

Pop. 6,981

Strathmore CDP

Pop. 7,225

Succasunna CDP

Pop. 10,338

Summit

Pop. 22,719

Tenafly

Pop. 15,409

The Hills CDP

Pop. 11,410

Tinton Falls

Pop. 19,181

Toms River CDP

Pop. 92,830

Totowa

Pop. 11,065

Towaco CDP

Pop. 5,624

Trenton

Pop. 90,871

Troy Hills CDP

Pop. 5,081

Twin Rivers CDP

Pop. 7,787

Union Beach

Pop. 5,723

Union City

Pop. 68,589

Upper Montclair CDP

Pop. 13,146

Upper Saddle River

Pop. 8,353

Vauxhall CDP

Pop. 5,251

Ventnor City

Pop. 9,210

Villas CDP

Pop. 9,134

Vineland

Pop. 60,780

Waldwick

Pop. 10,058

Wallington

Pop. 11,868

Wanaque

Pop. 11,317

Washington

Pop. 7,299

Watchung

Pop. 6,449

Watsessing CDP

Pop. 8,078

West Freehold CDP

Pop. 13,596

West Long Branch

Pop. 8,587

West New York

Pop. 52,912

Westfield

Pop. 31,032

Westmont CDP

Pop. 13,726

Westwood

Pop. 11,282

Wharton

Pop. 7,241

Whippany CDP

Pop. 8,863

White Horse CDP

Pop. 9,791

White Meadow Lake CDP

Pop. 8,710

Wildwood

Pop. 5,157

Williamstown CDP

Pop. 15,082

Wood-Ridge

Pop. 10,137

Woodbridge CDP

Pop. 19,839

Woodbury

Pop. 9,963

Woodcliff Lake

Pop. 6,128

Woodland Park

Pop. 13,484

Yardville CDP

Pop. 6,965

Yorketown CDP

Pop. 6,617