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Natural hazards · Irvington

Irvington, NJ natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Irvington comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 128 claims here since 1978. 11 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Irvington?

47
Moderate
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Irvington to be higher than in 47% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding60%Heat waves14%Earthquakes7%Cold waves6%Tornadoes5%Everything else8%
By hazard

What Irvington faces

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

Inland flooding

60% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 70% of U.S. places
Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Heat waves

14% of expected damage
Well below average · higher than 20% of U.S. places
Recorded about 9 times a year in the area

Earthquakes

7% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 70% of U.S. places

Cold waves

6% of expected damage
Below average · higher than 30% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 2 years in the area

Tornadoes

5% of expected damage
Below average · higher than 43% 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 Irvington flood?

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

128paid claims since 1978
$1.8Mpaid to owners
17homes flooded more than once
19782026

Biggest named events

  • Hurricane Ida: 25 claims, $1.1M
  • Hurricane Irene: 15 claims, $147K
  • Hurricane Floyd: 10 claims, $50K

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (1) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
No community discount. Irvington isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Essex County.
Disasters that hit Irvington

11 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into IrvingtonDeclared for Essex County only
2021

Remnants of Hurricane Ida

1,778 households applied for aid $5.3M aid approved $210K to the Township of Irvington for repairs
2020

Tropical Storm Isaias

$211K to the Township of Irvington for repairs
2018

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

$166K to the Township of Irvington for repairs
2016

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

$120K to the Township of Irvington for repairs
2012

Hurricane Sandy

4,296 households applied for aid $630K aid approved $1.1M to the Township of Irvington for repairs
2011

Severe Storm

$144K to the Township of Irvington for repairs
2011

Hurricane Irene

867 households applied for aid $1.5M aid approved $266K to the Township of Irvington for repairs
2010

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

$102K to the Township of Irvington for repairs
2010

Severe Storms and Flooding

20 households applied for aid $36K aid approved $23K to the Township of Irvington for repairs
2007

Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding

120 households applied for aid $129K aid approved
1999

Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations

$15K to the Township of Irvington for repairs
Essex County has had 25 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and severe storms.
Around Irvington

Irvington and the towns around it

Newark: Moderate, mostly inland floodingMaplewood: Low, mostly inland floodingUnion: Low, mostly inland floodingBelleville: High, mostly inland floodingElizabeth: Low, mostly inland floodingSouth Orange Village: Moderate, mostly inland floodingKearny: High, mostly inland floodingEast Orange: Low, mostly inland floodingHarrison: Very high, mostly inland floodingBloomfield: High, mostly inland floodingBayonne: Moderate, mostly inland floodingEast Newark: Very high, mostly inland floodingHillside: Low, mostly inland floodingMillburn: Moderate, mostly inland floodingSpringfield: High, mostly inland floodingKenilworth: Low, mostly inland floodingIrvington: Moderate, mostly inland flooding IrvingtonNewarkMaplewoodUnion
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Irvingtonmostly inland floodingModerate
Newarkmostly inland floodingModerate
Unionmostly inland floodingLow
Maplewoodmostly inland floodingLow
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. Irvington covers 15 census tracts, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Irvington’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Township of Irvington. 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 Irvington total about $9.7M 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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