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Flood history · Wrightsville, PA 17368

Flood insurance claims in Wrightsville, PA 17368

186 claims since 1978 and $2.2 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

186flood insurance claims since 1978
$2.2 millionpaid to policyholders
$13,499average paid claim
2claims in the last 10 years
55%of claims outside high-risk zones
#94of 1,532 Pennsylvania ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 17368 since 1978.

1978: 76 claims1979: 18 claims1982: 1 claims1984: 2 claims1993: 1 claims1994: 3 claims1996: 56 claims1999: 1 claims2003: 1 claims2004: 6 claims2010: 1 claims2011: 18 claims2017: 1 claims2018: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 55% 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, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 30% of claims.

2 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is tidal water overflow: coastal surge and high tides.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding19965530%
Tropical Storm Lee20111810%
Not a named storm1979148%
Tropical Storm Ivan200463%
Hurricane Floyd199911%
March 2010 Nor'easter201011%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)22% · 41
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)27% · 51
Zone not recorded51% · 94

NFIP communities

Hellam, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Lower Windsor, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Wrightsville, Borough OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in York County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Remnants Of Hurricane IdaHurricane · Major disaster · 2021-09-10
Hurricane SandyHurricane · Emergency · 2012-10-29
Tropical Storm LeeFlood · Major disaster · 2011-09-12
Remnants Of Tropical Storm LeeFlood · Emergency · 2011-09-08
Hurricane KatrinaHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-10
Tropical Depression IvanHurricane · Major disaster · 2004-09-19

8 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for York 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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