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Flood history · York, PA 17408

Flood insurance claims in York, PA 17408

66 claims since 1978 and $1.0 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

66flood insurance claims since 1978
$1.0 millionpaid to policyholders
$17,976average paid claim
9claims in the last 10 years
13%of claims outside high-risk zones
#284of 1,532 Pennsylvania ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 17408 since 1978.

1978: 2 claims1979: 2 claims1982: 2 claims1984: 2 claims1993: 4 claims1996: 8 claims2004: 3 claims2006: 1 claims2011: 19 claims2012: 1 claims2013: 13 claims2020: 3 claims2021: 6 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

87% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 13% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Tropical Storm Lee, accounts for 27% of claims.

9 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 Lee20111827%
Unnamed flooding1996812%
Hurricane Ida202146%
Hurricane Irene201112%
Hurricane Sandy201212%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)79% · 52
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)12% · 8
Zone not recorded9% · 6

NFIP communities

West Manchester, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Dover, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Conewago, Township 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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