Find your zone
Use the county address lookup for home and any other place you regularly stay. Record the result in your own plan.
NEW JERSEY · MONMOUTH COUNTY · PRACTICAL PREPAREDNESS
Your Monmouth County preparedness starting point.
Find your evacuation zone, check official weather information, and put the local details into your household plan.
Three official places to start.
EVACUATION
Look up your coastal evacuation zone
The county’s Know Your Zone page includes an address lookup and official zone maps.
Read guide →WEATHER
Check forecasts and warnings
Use the National Weather Service for local weather and coastal-flood information.
Read guide →FLOOD MAPS
Find mapped flood hazards
Use FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center for flood-hazard map information.
Read guide →Three tools. Different jobs.
| Tool | Use it for | Do not treat it as |
|---|---|---|
| County evacuation zone | Understanding which coastal evacuation zone applies to an address. | A prediction that you will or will not flood. |
| FEMA flood map | Looking up mapped flood hazards. | An evacuation zone or a live road-safety map. |
| Official weather forecast | Monitoring changing weather and warnings. | A substitute for local evacuation instructions. |
The county explicitly distinguishes evacuation zones from flood zones. Its Know Your Zone campaign covers storm-surge threats from hurricanes, nor’easters and other coastal flooding events. Read the county explanation.
Write down the local details once.
Choose a destination
Agree where your household could go and how each person and pet would travel. Check current official instructions when an event occurs.
Save official contacts
Bookmark your municipality’s official emergency notices and the county’s resources. Review the contact details in your household plan.
Save your outage contacts before the lights go out.
If JCP&L is your electric utility, keep these details with your household plan. Check your bill if you are unsure who supplies your address.
| Your next step | Where to go |
|---|---|
| Report your own outage | Report online or call 1-888-544-4877. Report it even if a neighbor already has. |
| Check the affected area | Open FirstEnergy’s outage map and enter your ZIP code. Map symbols show problem areas, not individual homes. |
| Use text updates | Text REG to 544487 to enroll, OUT to report an outage, or STAT for an update on your reported outage. |
Outage resources checked September 11, 2026: FirstEnergy reporting instructions and map guidance.
For a downed power line, stay away and call 911. If someone depends on powered medical equipment or temperature-sensitive medicine, work through your medication and equipment outage plan before a storm.
When conditions change.
This page is a planning directory, not a live alert feed. Check the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office alert feed, your municipality’s official notices, and current weather information. Follow instructions from local officials; do not use an old screenshot or a saved map to decide whether a road is safe.
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Sources & editorial notes
- Monmouth County OEM: Know Your Zone
- National Weather Service: Philadelphia / Mount Holly
- FEMA Flood Map Service Center
Sources checked September 10, 2026. Survivor Ready uses AI-assisted drafting and illustrative imagery. This guide has not received independent expert review. Follow local emergency instructions.
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