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Yonkers has shallow-flooding zones that are rated differently from the rest. Here's what to check.
Flood risk in Yonkers
Flooding is not covered by a standard homeowners policy anywhere in the country — it is a separate policy. Whether you are required to carry it depends on the zone your address falls in.
FEMA's current mapping for the Yonkers area shows Zone AE, Zone A, Zone OPEN WATER, Zone AO, Zone AH alongside Zone X, which is the lower-risk designation.
Yonkers includes Zone AO. That is shallow sheet flooding — water spreading across the surface rather than a river coming up. It is rated on depth rather than elevation, so the usual advice about elevation certificates does not apply the same way.
Yonkers takes part in the National Flood Insurance Program but is not in the Community Rating System, so there is no community discount on flood premiums here.
Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer; NFIP community 360936.