Long Beach, New York Flood Zones
Long Beach on Long Island's barrier island is extremely vulnerable to Atlantic Ocean storm surge. Hurricane Sandy caused devastating flooding that inundated most of the island city.
Common Flood Zones in Long Beach
Properties in Long Beach, NY are commonly designated in these FEMA flood zones:
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FEMA assigns flood zone designations to every property in the United States based on flood risk assessments. In Long Beach, the most common designations are Zone VE, Zone AE, Zone X.
Properties in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) - zones starting with A or V - are required to carry flood insurance if they have a federally-backed mortgage. Properties in Zone X are outside the SFHA and flood insurance is typically optional but often recommended.
Flood zone designations can change over time through Letters of Map Amendment (LOMA) or Letters of Map Revision (LOMR). Use our free lookup tool to check the current flood zone for any Long Beach address.