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Flood history · Hummelstown, PA 17036

Flood insurance claims in Hummelstown, PA 17036

211 claims since 1979 and $7.8 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

211flood insurance claims since 1979
$7.8 millionpaid to policyholders
$41,004average paid claim
32claims in the last 10 years
43%of claims outside high-risk zones
#79of 1,532 Pennsylvania ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 17036 since 1978.

1979: 21 claims1987: 1 claims1993: 4 claims1994: 2 claims1996: 8 claims2004: 33 claims2005: 3 claims2006: 22 claims2008: 4 claims2011: 79 claims2013: 2 claims2017: 4 claims2018: 23 claims2021: 4 claims2026: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 43% of claims here were on properties rated outside high-risk zones (zones X, B or C). A lower-risk zone on the map is not a guarantee.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Tropical Storm Lee, accounts for 35% of claims.

32 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Tropical Storm Lee20117435%
Tropical Storm Ivan20043115%
Not a named storm1979199%
Unnamed flooding199684%
Hurricane Ida202142%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)55% · 115
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)41% · 87
Zone not recorded4% · 9

NFIP communities

Swatara, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Hummelstown, Borough OfParticipates in the NFIP
South Hanover, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Derry, Township 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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