Flood Claims Map

Pennsylvania

Flood insurance claims in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

FEMA records 1,041 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, since 1978, with $26.3 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2006, with 365. As of 3 August 2026, 1.0% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 16.8% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record1,041
Total paid$26.3 million
Claims with a payment869
Homes with NFIP policy1.0%
High-risk zone homes insured16.8%
Residential policies in force596

Claims by year of loss

1978: 819781979: 201980: 21981: 71982: 1619821983: 191984: 31985: 01986: 219861987: 01988: 01989: 31990: 019901991: 01992: 31993: 171994: 219941995: 01996: 451997: 11998: 219981999: 32000: 52001: 22002: 120022003: 12004: 802005: 12006: 36520062007: 32008: 52009: 02010: 1720102011: 2022012: 112013: 22014: 120142015: 62016: 02017: 12018: 16320182019: 12020: 42021: 152022: 020222023: 12024: 1365

NFIP claims by year of loss, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

1978: $5,93719781979: $25,7411980: $1,0801981: $3,2721982: $52,25219821983: $54,4491984: $511985: $01986: $019861987: $01988: $01989: $4,6281990: $019901991: $01992: $2,6141993: $417,2171994: $30,51019941995: $01996: $391,1951997: $2,2791998: $2,96719981999: $8032000: $10,3132001: $02002: $020022003: $02004: $2.6 million2005: $02006: $8.2 million20062007: $4,2072008: $6,3072009: $02010: $68,07020102011: $9.7 million2012: $82,0612013: $02014: $12,84720142015: $21,3792016: $02017: $02018: $4.2 million20182019: $9572020: $109,7932021: $299,1452022: $020222023: $02024: $6,542$9.7 million

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

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Tropical Storm Lee166
Tropical Storm Ivan66
Flooding46
Not a named storm11
Hurricane Ida10
Hurricane Sandy4
Hurricane Irene2
Hurricane Floyd2

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
17963297
17965148
1797299
1798150
1794149
1825242
1797036
1796131
1793528
1795423

840 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $19.2 million, contents $6.9 million, increased cost of compliance $143,611.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone3,13152716.8%
All homes60,3135961.0%

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.