Flood history · Hopewell, PA 16650
Flood insurance claims in Hopewell, PA 16650
79 claims since 1979 and $1.5 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.
Claims by year
Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 16650 since 1978.
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.
7 claims were filed in the last 10 years.
The most commonly recorded cause is rivers, streams or lakes overflowing.
Biggest flood events
| Event | Year | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed flooding | 1996 | 25 | 32% |
| Tropical Storm Ivan | 2004 | 20 | 25% |
| Not a named storm | 1979 | 14 | 18% |
| Hurricane Ida | 2021 | 7 | 9% |
Flood zone at time of claim
NFIP communities
Federal disaster declarations in Bedford County
Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.
9 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Bedford 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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