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Norcross was chartered on October 26, 1870, and its historic district has 194 contributing buildings across 112 acres. Just beyond sits one of metro Atlanta's busiest apartment corridors.

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Key facts: Norcross

  • Norcross was chartered on October 26, 1870, and its historic district has 194 contributing buildings across 112 acres.[1][2]
  • Complexes went up along the corridor in the 1960s and 1970s.[3]
  • During the Christmas 2022 cold snap, frozen sprinklers and pipes flooded multi-unit buildings around metro Atlanta,[4] and older multi-story buildings share the same weakness.

Apartments on Buford Highway

Complexes went up along the corridor in the 1960s and 1970s.[3] During the Christmas 2022 cold snap, frozen sprinklers and pipes flooded multi-unit buildings around metro Atlanta,[4] and older multi-story buildings share the same weakness. Tenants should tell management at once; Georgia law sets a landlord's duty to keep premises in repair.[5]

A closer look in Norcross

Heavy rain running down a sloped red clay yard toward a brick foundation wall
Norcross: heavy rain running down a sloped red clay yard toward a brick foundation wall.

County help for what isn't yours

Gwinnett County Water Resources runs dispatch at 678.376.7000 for leaks at the meter, sewer backups and overflowing manholes.[6] Call them when the fault looks to be in public lines. A Norcross gauge crested at 14.51 feet against a 12-foot flood stage in September 2009.[7]

Plaster in the old town

Sound plaster often dries in place, while keys can break as lath swells. Certificates of Appropriateness may apply in the historic district, so check with Community Development before changing exterior features.

Flood claims recorded in Gwinnett County

Norcross sits in Gwinnett County. FEMA publishes every National Flood Insurance Program claim with personal details removed, which gives a plain record of where water has reached insured buildings here.

National Flood Insurance Program claims, Gwinnett County
MeasureCount
Flood insurance claims on record487
Year with the most claims2009 (213)
Largest named eventLate Summer Storms (206)
Claims outside high-risk A and V zones50%
Claims on buildings built before 197513%

County-wide counts of insured claims only. Uninsured losses, burst pipes and appliance leaks are not in this data.

What the Norcross claim record shows

For Norcross homes, the local precedents are the events behind the most Gwinnett County claims: Late Summer Storms (206 claims), Tropical Storm Ivan (18 claims) and Hurricane Idalia (10 claims).

About 50% of claims with a recorded zone came from outside the high-risk A and V zones, so a moderate-risk label does not mean a Norcross home stays dry.

A newer Norcross home is not exempt: 87% of claims with a known build date involved homes built in 1975 or later.

Federal disaster history for Gwinnett County

FEMA lists 15 federal declarations covering Gwinnett County. The most common types are hurricane (4), severe storm (3) and tropical storm (2). The latest are Hurricane Isaias in 2026, Severe Winter Storm in 2000 and Hurricane Helene in 2024. When a declaration is open, federal aid may be available to Norcross residents, so ask about it alongside your insurance claim.

Norcross weather and your home

Weather records for Norcross from 2015 through 2024 average 61 inches of precipitation a year, and July and August are the wettest months. The area averages 14.1 days a year with an inch or more.

Frost reaches Norcross on about 34 nights a year, but hard freezes are less common, which can leave pipes in attics and outer walls poorly protected in a cold snap.

When rain falls in Norcross

Seasonal averages for Norcross, 2015 through 2024. Plan roof, gutter and sump pump checks before the wettest stretch.

Average precipitation by season, Norcross
SeasonAverageShare of year
January to March16.2 in26%
April to June14.1 in23%
July to September17.5 in29%
October to December13.4 in22%

Modeled from Open-Meteo historical weather data. Precipitation includes rain and melted snow.

Norcross home checklist from these records

  • Don't rely on recent quiet years. Only 24% of Gwinnett County claims date from 2015 or later, so older floods still show what can happen.
  • Test any sump pump before July, since Norcross averages 14 days a year with an inch or more.
  • Keep dated photos of each room. After Late Summer Storms, 206 insured Gwinnett County owners filed claims at about the same time.

What to tell the Norcross contractor

  • Whether you rent
  • Whether the fault may be in a county line
  • Whether the building is historic

Services Norcross callers ask about

Questions

Norcross water damage questions

Who do I call about an overflowing manhole?

Gwinnett County Water Resources dispatch, 678.376.7000.[6]

How wet is the Norcross area?

Atlanta recorded 66.99 inches in 2020 and 53.81 in 2021.

Sources and citations

  1. [1]Wikipedia: Norcross, Georgia
  2. [2]National Park Service: Norcross Historic District
  3. [3]Wikipedia: Buford Highway
  4. [4]GPB News: Burst pipes damage apartments across metro Atlanta
  5. [5]Justia: O.C.G.A. section 44-7-13
  6. [6]Gwinnett County Water Resources: Report a problem
  7. [7]National Weather Service Peachtree City: The epic flood of 2009
  8. [8]OpenFEMA: FIMA NFIP redacted claims
  9. [9]OpenFEMA: Disaster declarations summaries
  10. [10]Open-Meteo: Historical weather API

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