Roofing in Millburn, NJ: Where 13% of the Land Sits in a Flood Zone
How much of Millburn sits in the mapped 1 percent flood zone? The state's Essex County report says 13.0 percent, 823 acres, the largest share among the Essex towns on this site. A roof cannot flood, but the water it sheds lands on that ground. Noticed a stain or a sagging gutter? Call (862) 358-4524. Gutter work is one place to begin.
Where the water goes
The western Passaic corridor and a long claims record
The state's Essex County report places Millburn along the western Passaic River corridor. It counts 823 acres, 13.0 percent, in the 1 percent annual-chance zone and 1,030 acres, 16.29 percent, in the 0.2 percent zone. Within the first, 223 residents live; under the wider 0.2 percent event, the number is 1,483, or 7.4 percent of residents.
The report lists 21 repetitive-loss properties and 2 severe ones, with 222 claims on 292 policies and $6,609,357 in payments. It marks Millburn as having Sandy losses without giving details.
Have these ready
Before you call from Millburn
Have the street address, the room where water shows and the roof's age, if there is a date to go on. Photos taken in daylight from the yard make a good start.
A tenant's first report goes to the landlord or property manager. Owners can call (862) 358-4524. For a wire down, call 911 or the electric utility named on your bill; Millburn does not appear in PSE&G's tariff territory list.
Around town
Millburn west of Maplewood
Millburn is Maplewood's western neighbor, and Union Township, across the county line, touches it on Union's northwest side. The 2024 five-year Census estimates count 21,793 residents.
See Maplewood roofing and Union roofing for the shared borders.
Numbers for this town
Millburn by the numbers
- 13.0%
Share of the land, 823 acres, in the 1 percent annual-chance flood zone
NJ Department of Community Affairs, Essex County report - 21,793
Residents in the 2024 five-year estimates
Census Reporter, ACS 2024 five-year - 21
Repetitive-loss properties, plus 2 severe ones
NJ Department of Community Affairs, Essex County report - $6,609,357
Loss payments listed in the report, from 222 claims on 292 policies
NJ Department of Community Affairs, Essex County report
Three questions
Questions from Millburn
Where do I ask about roof paperwork in Millburn?
No Millburn page describing a roofing program turned up in public sources, and the state's list of regional code offices has no Essex County entries. The township's own building office is the place to ask. The state treats reroofing or repair on detached homes of one or two units as ordinary maintenance.
Is Millburn in the same flood story as its neighbors?
Its numbers stand apart. The state report shows 13.0 percent of Millburn's land in the 1 percent zone, against 4.7 percent for Maplewood, 3.7 percent for West Orange and 2.4 percent for South Orange. It also lists more claims, 222, than any of those towns.
Who can call from Millburn?
Owners and landlords of Millburn houses can call (862) 358-4524 with the address, the stain or the damage, and the roof's age. Tenants bring it to the landlord or property manager. A description from the yard is enough to start the conversation.
Through the seasons
March: the month that freezes and thaws
Newark Airport's normals list 12.4 March days when the low drops to 32 degrees or lower, plus 5.6 inches of snow. April still averages 1.2 such days. A month of nights below freezing and days above it moves water in and out of every small gap in a roof.
Newark is the station, so Millburn's hills and valleys may differ.