Point Roberts, WA natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Point Roberts comes from earthquakes, and overall the risk is low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 23 claims here since 1982. 2 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Point Roberts?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Point Roberts to be higher than in 33% of U.S. communities, mostly from earthquakes and inland flooding.
What Point Roberts faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Earthquakes
Inland flooding
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Point Roberts flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Point Roberts, from FEMA’s records.
are insured
are insured
2 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Point Roberts itself: aid to households, or repair grants to Point Roberts.
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
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FEMA’s expected losses across Point Roberts total about $716K 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.