Flood Claims Map

Pennsylvania

Flood insurance claims in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

FEMA records 5,248 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, since 1978, with $86.1 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2011, with 1,836. As of 3 August 2026, 1.2% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 25.6% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record5,248
Total paid$86.1 million
Claims with a payment4,360
Homes with NFIP policy1.2%
High-risk zone homes insured25.6%
Residential policies in force1,130

Claims by year of loss

1978: 4019781979: 2411980: 01981: 381982: 2819821983: 171984: 701985: 31986: 3119861987: 471988: 01989: 91990: 119901991: 81992: 21993: 861994: 2019941995: 41996: 1,2871997: 21998: 3819981999: 552000: 52001: 02002: 120022003: 142004: 9642005: 152006: 10020062007: 52008: 152009: 32010: 1720102011: 1,8362012: 62013: 182014: 220142015: 22016: 32017: 432018: 11620182019: 52020: 22021: 372022: 620222023: 02024: 22025: 12026: 320261,836

NFIP claims by year of loss, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

1978: $50,59019781979: $415,1561980: $01981: $79,1171982: $28,70219821983: $11,5411984: $116,0611985: $8851986: $17,14019861987: $60,8181988: $01989: $108,8691990: $019901991: $9,5511992: $01993: $189,9751994: $99,90319941995: $7,7991996: $12.2 million1997: $2,7631998: $77,05319981999: $312,0262000: $5042001: $02002: $020022003: $35,0272004: $14.5 million2005: $38,8062006: $2.1 million20062007: $25,9522008: $292,6862009: $14,4822010: $191,09520102011: $51.9 million2012: $17,9242013: $136,4522014: $9,08320142015: $02016: $11,0912017: $342,1152018: $2.2 million20182019: $74,0172020: $13,5642021: $330,7242022: $12,76220222023: $02024: $13,8422025: $02026: $02026$51.9 million

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

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Tropical Storm Lee1,636
Flooding1,341
Tropical Storm Ivan920
Not a named storm135
Hurricane Irene52
Hurricane Ida31
Hurricane Sandy3
Hurricane Floyd3

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
171101,421
17057903
17104623
17111341
17018299
17034251
17036208
17113176
17102148
17112142

4,019 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $72.9 million, contents $12.0 million, increased cost of compliance $1.2 million.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone3,36886225.6%
All homes96,8741,1301.2%

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.