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Natural hazards · Barrington

Barrington, NJ natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Barrington comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2014. 7 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations
Expected damage

How exposed is Barrington?

9
Very low
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Barrington to be higher than in 9% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding45%Earthquakes13%Heat waves11%Cold waves9%Tornadoes6%Everything else15%
By hazard

What Barrington faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Inland flooding

45% of expected damage
Well below average · higher than 15% of U.S. places
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Earthquakes

13% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 71% of U.S. places

Heat waves

11% of expected damage
Well below average · higher than 6% of U.S. places
Recorded about 11 times a year in the area

Cold waves

9% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 55% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

6% of expected damage
Below average · higher than 41% of U.S. places

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherWildfireLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingDroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Flood insurance claims

Does Barrington flood?

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Barrington, from FEMA’s records.

1paid claims since 2014
$25Kpaid to owners
0homes flooded more than once
20142026

Biggest named events

  • Mid-spring storms: 1 claim, $25K
of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
No community discount. Barrington isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Camden County.
Disasters that hit Barrington

7 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Barrington itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Borough of Barrington.

Brought FEMA money into BarringtonDeclared for Camden County only
2016

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

$23K to the Borough of Barrington for repairs
2015

Severe Storm

$19K to the Borough of Barrington for repairs
2012

Hurricane Sandy

1 household applied for aid $15K to the Borough of Barrington for repairs
2011

Hurricane Irene

4 households applied for aid $5K aid approved $22K to the Borough of Barrington for repairs
2010

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

$17K to the Borough of Barrington for repairs
2009

Snowstorm

$18K to the Borough of Barrington for repairs
2007

Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding

3 households applied for aid $2K aid approved
Camden County has had 19 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and winter storms.
Around Barrington

Barrington and the towns around it

Haddon Heights: Very low, mostly inland floodingLawnside: Very low, mostly inland floodingBellmawr: Low, mostly inland floodingHaddonfield: Low, mostly inland floodingRunnemede: Very low, mostly inland floodingMount Ephraim: Low, mostly inland floodingAudubon: Very low, mostly inland floodingCherry Hill: Low, mostly inland floodingMagnolia: Very low, mostly inland floodingTavistock: Low, mostly inland floodingSomerdale: Very low, mostly inland floodingVoorhees: Very low, mostly inland floodingDeptford: Very low, mostly inland floodingWestville: High, mostly inland floodingBrooklawn: High, mostly inland floodingHaddon: Low, mostly inland floodingGloucester: Very low, mostly inland floodingBarrington: Very low, mostly inland flooding BarringtonHaddon HeightsLawnsideBellmawrHaddonfieldRunnemede
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Bellmawrmostly inland floodingLow
Haddonfieldmostly inland floodingLow
Runnemedemostly inland floodingVery low
Lawnsidemostly inland floodingVery low
Barringtonmostly inland floodingVery low
Haddon Heightsmostly inland floodingVery low
About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.
Compared by rate“Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. Barrington covers 2 census tracts, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Barrington’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Borough of Barrington. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

FEMA’s expected losses across Barrington total about $1.1M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.

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.

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