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Flood history · East Freedom, PA 16637

Flood insurance claims in East Freedom, PA 16637

65 claims since 1993 and $435,498 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

65flood insurance claims since 1993
$435,498paid to policyholders
$8,217average paid claim
8claims in the last 10 years
15%of claims outside high-risk zones
#290of 1,532 Pennsylvania ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 16637 since 1978.

1993: 2 claims1995: 1 claims1996: 22 claims1997: 5 claims2004: 23 claims2010: 2 claims2011: 1 claims2014: 1 claims2018: 2 claims2021: 6 claims200020102020

What the record says

85% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 15% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 32% of claims.

8 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is rivers, streams or lakes overflowing.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding19962132%
Tropical Storm Ivan2004711%
Hurricane Ida202169%
Tropical Storm Lee201112%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)85% · 55
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)15% · 10

NFIP communities

Freedom, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Greenfield, 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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