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Flood history · Duncannon, PA 17020

Flood insurance claims in Duncannon, PA 17020

362 claims since 1979 and $4.3 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

362flood insurance claims since 1979
$4.3 millionpaid to policyholders
$14,465average paid claim
1claims in the last 10 years
20%of claims outside high-risk zones
#36of 1,532 Pennsylvania ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 17020 since 1978.

1979: 20 claims1981: 1 claims1982: 3 claims1983: 1 claims1984: 22 claims1986: 1 claims1987: 1 claims1993: 15 claims1994: 1 claims1996: 102 claims1999: 1 claims2000: 1 claims2004: 89 claims2005: 2 claims2006: 6 claims2008: 1 claims2009: 1 claims2011: 92 claims2015: 1 claims2023: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

80% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 20% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 34% of claims.

1 claims were filed 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 flooding198412234%
Tropical Storm Ivan20048925%
Tropical Storm Lee20118624%
Torrential rain200510%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)76% · 276
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)19% · 70
Zone not recorded4% · 16

NFIP communities

Duncannon, Borough OfParticipates in the NFIP
Watts, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Penn, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Miller, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Perry County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

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
Hurricane KatrinaHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-10
Tropical Depression IvanHurricane · Major disaster · 2004-09-19

8 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Perry 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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