Flood Claims Map

Pennsylvania

Flood insurance claims in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

FEMA records 5,260 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, since 1978, with $149.8 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2005, with 735. As of 3 August 2026, 1.2% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 49.2% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record5,260
Total paid$149.8 million
Claims with a payment4,450
Homes with NFIP policy1.2%
High-risk zone homes insured49.2%
Residential policies in force2,658

Claims by year of loss

1978: 5719781979: 961980: 331981: 131982: 3519821983: 461984: 1151985: 181986: 2319861987: 271988: 91989: 401990: 219901991: 31992: 241993: 851994: 9019941995: 61996: 5651997: 21998: 519981999: 3762000: 882001: 1312002: 620022003: 382004: 4722005: 7352006: 71820062007: 522008: 92009: 352010: 3320102011: 6432012: 162013: 142014: 2520142015: 22016: 92017: 52018: 2520182019: 202020: 552021: 4042022: 020222023: 282024: 142025: 52026: 82026735

NFIP claims by year of loss, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

1978: $80,26919781979: $288,1681980: $147,1011981: $25,1571982: $221,62919821983: $163,8241984: $838,5021985: $56,9501986: $106,33019861987: $230,6721988: $29,5041989: $137,0631990: $81419901991: $01992: $122,2081993: $1.3 million1994: $533,00119941995: $4,6991996: $9.6 million1997: $4,8991998: $7,80819981999: $12.5 million2000: $1.8 million2001: $2.6 million2002: $5,03120022003: $145,7392004: $21.1 million2005: $31.3 million2006: $28.6 million20062007: $338,8162008: $95,0652009: $319,6922010: $169,46920102011: $15.4 million2012: $72,6072013: $77,5202014: $165,46720142015: $02016: $90,8902017: $24,0462018: $476,11420182019: $275,0302020: $3.1 million2021: $14.9 million2022: $020222023: $1.8 million2024: $321,2742025: $244,0632026: $60,3222026$31.3 million

Paid on claims by year of loss (building, contents and increased cost of compliance), Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Tropical Storm Ivan399
Hurricane Floyd321
Hurricane Irene304
Hurricane Ida295
Tropical Storm Lee294
Flooding255
Torrential rain188
Tropical Storm Allison120

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
19067999
18938532
19047441
18977365
19020293
18972249
19053199
19021175
18951158
18966144

3,786 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $122.9 million, contents $24.5 million, increased cost of compliance $2.4 million.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone3,4681,70649.2%
All homes212,7652,6581.2%

FEMA counts residential structures and NFIP residential policies in force as of 3 August 2026. Private flood policies are not counted. A share is shown as n/a where FEMA counts no homes or more policies than homes.

Flood insurance basics. Most standard homeowners policies do not cover flood damage. NFIP policies are sold through insurance agents and through FEMA's FloodSmart site, which also explains waiting periods (usually 30 days before cover starts). Check your property's flood zone on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center.

Sources

  1. FEMA, OpenFEMA FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v2 dataset, API v3 NfipClaims), 2,725,989 claim records, retrieved 29 October 2026
  2. FEMA, OpenFEMA NFIP Residential Penetration Rates, as of 3 August 2026

Checked 29 October 2026. Claims are NFIP claims only. Private flood insurance claims and uninsured losses are not included. Recent events can take months to be fully reflected.