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Flood history · Duncansville, PA 16635

Flood insurance claims in Duncansville, PA 16635

131 claims since 1978 and $1.4 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

131flood insurance claims since 1978
$1.4 millionpaid to policyholders
$14,641average paid claim
43claims in the last 10 years
18%of claims outside high-risk zones
#155of 1,532 Pennsylvania ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 16635 since 1978.

1978: 2 claims1979: 3 claims1984: 1 claims1993: 3 claims1995: 6 claims1996: 23 claims1997: 8 claims2001: 3 claims2003: 2 claims2004: 29 claims2006: 1 claims2009: 1 claims2010: 1 claims2011: 1 claims2012: 1 claims2013: 1 claims2015: 2 claims2018: 23 claims2019: 11 claims2020: 1 claims2021: 4 claims2024: 1 claims2025: 1 claims2026: 2 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

82% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 18% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 18% of claims.

Flooding here is recent: 43 claims (33%) were in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is heavy rain or snowmelt collecting faster than it drains, which can happen far from any river or coast.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding19962418%
Tropical Storm Ivan2004129%
Hurricane Ida202143%
Tropical Storm Lee201111%
Tropical Storm Bill201511%
Not a named storm197911%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)79% · 103
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)18% · 23
Zone not recorded4% · 5

NFIP communities

Allegheny, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Duncansville, Borough OfParticipates in the NFIP
Freedom, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Blair, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Blair County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Hurricane SandyHurricane · Emergency · 2012-10-29
Remnants Of Tropical Storm LeeFlood · Emergency · 2011-09-08
Hurricane KatrinaHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-10
Tropical Depression IvanHurricane · Major disaster · 2004-09-19
Severe Storms And Flooding Associated With Tropical Depression FrancesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2004-09-19
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2003-08-23

7 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Blair County since 2000.

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Sources: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v3) and Disaster Declarations Summaries, FEMA NFIP Community Status Book; place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data as of 2026-10-09. Payments are net building + contents payments in dollars at the time paid, not adjusted for inflation. Claims are grouped by the ZIP code reported on the claim. This product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA. Information only; not an official flood zone determination or insurance advice.

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