Mazon, IL natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Mazon comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 7 claims here since 1990. 3 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Mazon?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Mazon to be higher than in 79% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and cold waves.
What Mazon faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Cold waves
Tornadoes
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Mazon flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Mazon, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Mid-spring storms: 4 claims, $56K
Homes that flooded again and again
■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
are insured
3 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Mazon itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Village of Mazon.
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding
Severe Storms and Flooding
Severe Storms and Flooding
How to read this page
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.