Flood history · Highspire, PA 17034
Flood insurance claims in Highspire, PA 17034
251 claims since 1978 and $2.6 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 17034 since 1978.
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, Tropical Storm Lee, accounts for 37% of claims.
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Storm Lee | 2011 | 93 | 37% |
| Unnamed flooding | 1996 | 67 | 27% |
| Tropical Storm Ivan | 2004 | 32 | 13% |
| Hurricane Irene | 2011 | 17 | 7% |
| Hurricane Ida | 2021 | 4 | 2% |
| Not a named storm | 1979 | 2 | 1% |
Flood zone at time of claim
NFIP communities
Federal disaster declarations in Dauphin County
Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.
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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