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Natural hazards · Mullica

Mullica, NJ natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Mullica comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 146 claims here since 1979. 9 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Mullica?

61
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Mullica to be higher than in 61% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.

Inland flooding35%Hurricanes21%Strong wind14%Wildfire11%Drought6%Everything else15%
By hazard

What Mullica faces

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

Inland flooding

35% of expected damage
Below average · higher than 39% of U.S. places
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

21% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 86% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 6 years in the area

Strong wind

14% of expected damage
Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places
Recorded about 5 times a year in the area

Wildfire

11% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 96% of U.S. places

Drought

6% of expected damage
Recorded about 9 times a year in the area

Lower here

Coastal floodingTornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesEarthquakesLandslidesLightning

Not a risk here

AvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Mullica flood?

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

146paid claims since 1979
$5.7Mpaid to owners
14homes flooded more than once
19792026

Biggest named events

  • Hurricane Sandy: 66 claims, $4.8M
  • December Storm - Nor'easter: 23 claims, $277K
  • Hurricane Irene: 9 claims, $190K

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. Mullica isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Atlantic County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

1homes raised above flood level
Disasters that hit Mullica

9 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into MullicaDeclared for Atlantic County only
2020

Tropical Storm Isaias

$94K to the Township of Mullica for repairs
2016

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

$7K to the Township of Mullica for repairs
2015

Severe Storm

$49K to the Township of Mullica for repairs
2012

Hurricane Sandy

$81K to the Township of Mullica for repairs
2012

Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds

$10K to the Township of Mullica for repairs
2011

Hurricane Irene

$18K to the Township of Mullica for repairs
2010

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

$38K to the Township of Mullica for repairs
2010

Severe Storms and Flooding

$36K to the Township of Mullica for repairs
2009

Snowstorm

$17K to the Township of Mullica for repairs
Atlantic County has had 29 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and hurricanes.
Around Mullica

Mullica and the towns around it

Washington: Moderate, mostly inland floodingGalloway: Moderate, mostly inland floodingEgg Harbor City: Moderate, mostly inland floodingHammonton: Moderate, mostly inland floodingHamilton: Moderate, mostly inland floodingBass River: Moderate, mostly inland floodingWoodland: Moderate, mostly inland floodingPort Republic: High, mostly inland floodingTabernacle: Low, mostly inland floodingEgg Harbor: Moderate, mostly inland floodingBrigantine: Very high, mostly inland floodingAtlantic City: Very high, mostly inland floodingLittle Egg Harbor: High, mostly inland floodingAbsecon: Moderate, mostly inland floodingFolsom: High, mostly inland floodingShamong: Low, mostly inland floodingWeymouth: Moderate, mostly inland floodingEstell Manor: Moderate, mostly inland floodingBuena Vista: Moderate, mostly inland floodingMullica: High, mostly inland flooding MullicaWashingtonGallowayEgg Harbor CityHammontonHamilton
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Mullicamostly inland floodingHigh
Gallowaymostly inland floodingModerate
Washingtonmostly inland floodingModerate
Hamiltonmostly inland floodingModerate
Hammontonmostly inland floodingModerate
Egg Harbor Citymostly inland floodingModerate
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. Mullica covers 1 census tract, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Mullica’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Township of Mullica. 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 Mullica total about $2.3M 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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