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Natural hazards · Pleasantville

Pleasantville, NJ natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Pleasantville comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 208 claims here since 1979. 8 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Pleasantville?

64
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Pleasantville to be higher than in 64% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.

Inland flooding27%Hurricanes26%Coastal flooding20%Strong wind10%Everything else17%
By hazard

What Pleasantville faces

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

Inland flooding

27% of expected damage
Well below average · higher than 19% of U.S. places
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

26% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 88% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

Coastal flooding

20% of expected damage
Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places

Strong wind

10% of expected damage
Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places
Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Lower here

TornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesLightningDrought

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 Pleasantville flood?

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

208paid claims since 1979
$5.3Mpaid to owners
21homes flooded more than once
19792026

Biggest named events

  • Hurricane Sandy: 59 claims, $2.8M
  • December Storm - Nor'easter: 32 claims, $447K
  • The “Halloween” storm: 6 claims, $226K

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (8) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
🏷️ 20% off flood insurance. Pleasantville is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 6) for its flood-proofing work.
Insurance rates: Atlantic County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

4homes raised above flood level
Disasters that hit Pleasantville

8 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into PleasantvilleDeclared for Atlantic County only
2020

Tropical Storm Isaias

$21K to the City of Pleasantville for repairs
2016

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

$17K to the City of Pleasantville for repairs
2012

Hurricane Sandy

1,300 households applied for aid $2.7M aid approved $936K to the City of Pleasantville for repairs
2012

Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds

$171K to the City of Pleasantville for repairs
2011

Hurricane Irene

406 households applied for aid $133K aid approved $46K to the City of Pleasantville for repairs
2010

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

$76K to the City of Pleasantville for repairs
2010

Severe Storms and Flooding

36 households applied for aid $13K aid approved $916 to the City of Pleasantville for repairs
2009

Snowstorm

$31K to the City of Pleasantville for repairs
Atlantic County has had 29 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and hurricanes.
Around Pleasantville

Pleasantville and the towns around it

Atlantic City: Very high, mostly inland floodingAbsecon: Moderate, mostly inland floodingEgg Harbor: Moderate, mostly inland floodingGalloway: Moderate, mostly inland floodingVentnor City: Very high, mostly inland floodingBrigantine: Very high, mostly inland floodingHamilton: Moderate, mostly inland floodingEstell Manor: Moderate, mostly inland floodingLinwood: Moderate, mostly inland floodingSomers Point: High, mostly inland floodingNorthfield: Moderate, mostly inland floodingMargate City: Very high, mostly inland floodingLongport: Very high, mostly inland floodingOcean City: Very high, mostly inland floodingCorbin City: Moderate, mostly inland floodingPleasantville: High, mostly inland flooding PleasantvilleAtlantic CityAbseconEgg Harbor
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Atlantic Citymostly inland floodingVery high
Pleasantvillemostly inland floodingHigh
Abseconmostly inland floodingModerate
Egg Harbormostly 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. Pleasantville covers 5 census tracts, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Pleasantville’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Pleasantville. 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 Pleasantville total about $6.6M 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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