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Flood history · Dauphin, PA 17018

Flood insurance claims in Dauphin, PA 17018

303 claims since 1979 and $4.4 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

303flood insurance claims since 1979
$4.4 millionpaid to policyholders
$16,416average paid claim
14claims in the last 10 years
22%of claims outside high-risk zones
#45of 1,532 Pennsylvania ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 17018 since 1978.

1979: 29 claims1982: 12 claims1984: 14 claims1986: 2 claims1987: 11 claims1992: 1 claims1993: 12 claims1994: 1 claims1996: 51 claims2004: 65 claims2005: 3 claims2006: 13 claims2008: 1 claims2011: 74 claims2018: 14 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

78% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 22% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 23% of claims.

14 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding19877023%
Tropical Storm Lee20116822%
Tropical Storm Ivan20046421%
Not a named storm197962%
Torrential rain200521%
Hurricane Irene201110%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)74% · 224
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)20% · 62
Zone not recorded6% · 17

NFIP communities

Middle Paxton, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Dauphin, Borough OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Dauphin County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Remnants Of Hurricane IdaHurricane · Major disaster · 2021-09-10
Hurricane SandyHurricane · Major disaster · 2013-01-10
Hurricane SandyHurricane · Emergency · 2012-10-29
Tropical Storm LeeFlood · Major disaster · 2011-09-12
Remnants Of Tropical Storm LeeFlood · Emergency · 2011-09-08
Severe Storms, Flooding, And MudslidesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2006-06-30

10 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Dauphin 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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