Natural hazards · Lodi

Lodi, NJ natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Lodi comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 901 claims here since 1978. 10 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Lodi?

62
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Lodi to be higher than in 62% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding74%Earthquakes7%Everything else19%
By hazard

What Lodi faces

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

Inland flooding

74% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 81% of U.S. places
Recorded about 6 times a year in the area

Earthquakes

7% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 72% of U.S. places

Lower here

Coastal floodingHurricanesTornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

WildfireDroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Lodi flood?

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

901paid claims since 1978
$28.5Mpaid to owners
145homes flooded more than once
19782026

Biggest named events

  • Hurricane Irene: 145 claims, $7.1M
  • April 2007 Nor'easter: 144 claims, $6.4M
  • Hurricane Floyd: 116 claims, $3.9M

Homes that flooded again and again

Each house = 3 homes. ■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (50) ■ flooded 2+ times

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

10 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into LodiDeclared for Bergen County only
2021

Remnants of Hurricane Ida

703 households applied for aid $2.5M aid approved $222K to the Borough of Lodi for repairs
2016

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

$60K to the Borough of Lodi for repairs
2012

Hurricane Sandy

411 households applied for aid $42K aid approved $148K to the Borough of Lodi for repairs
2011

Severe Storm

$63K to the Borough of Lodi for repairs
2011

Hurricane Irene

440 households applied for aid $1.4M aid approved $320K to the Borough of Lodi for repairs
2010

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

$28K to the Borough of Lodi for repairs
2010

Severe Storms and Flooding

15 households applied for aid $49K aid approved $24K to the Borough of Lodi for repairs
2007

Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding

464 households applied for aid $845K aid approved $410K to the Borough of Lodi for repairs
2005

Severe Storms and Flooding

2 households applied for aid
1999

Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations

$508K to the Borough of Lodi for repairs
Bergen County has had 24 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and severe storms.
Around Lodi

Lodi and the towns around it

Garfield: Moderate, mostly inland floodingHasbrouck Heights: Low, mostly inland floodingSaddle Brook: High, mostly inland floodingRochelle Park: High, mostly inland floodingSouth Hackensack: Very high, mostly coastal floodingHackensack: Moderate, mostly inland floodingWallington: Very high, mostly inland floodingClifton: Low, mostly inland floodingPassaic: Moderate, mostly inland floodingElmwood Park: Moderate, mostly inland floodingWood-Ridge: Moderate, mostly inland floodingTeterboro: Very high, mostly coastal floodingMoonachie: Very high, mostly coastal floodingFair Lawn: Moderate, mostly inland floodingParamus: Moderate, mostly inland floodingMaywood: Low, mostly inland floodingLittle Ferry: Very high, mostly coastal floodingCarlstadt: Very high, mostly coastal floodingRiver Edge: High, mostly inland floodingTeaneck: Low, mostly inland floodingBogota: Moderate, mostly inland floodingRidgefield Park: Moderate, mostly inland floodingLodi: High, mostly inland flooding LodiGarfieldHasbrouck HeightsSaddle BrookRochelle ParkSouth HackensackHackensack
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
South Hackensackmostly coastal floodingVery high
Rochelle Parkmostly inland floodingHigh
Lodimostly inland floodingHigh
Saddle Brookmostly inland floodingHigh
Hackensackmostly inland floodingModerate
Garfieldmostly inland floodingModerate
Hasbrouck Heightsmostly 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. Lodi covers 6 census tracts, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Lodi’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Borough of Lodi. 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 Lodi total about $6.7M 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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