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Flood history · Manheim, PA 17545

Flood insurance claims in Manheim, PA 17545

225 claims since 1978 and $5.6 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

225flood insurance claims since 1978
$5.6 millionpaid to policyholders
$29,284average paid claim
33claims in the last 10 years
19%of claims outside high-risk zones
#72of 1,532 Pennsylvania ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 17545 since 1978.

1978: 18 claims1979: 28 claims1981: 1 claims1982: 2 claims1983: 6 claims1986: 9 claims1992: 1 claims1993: 16 claims1996: 4 claims1999: 1 claims2000: 2 claims2004: 4 claims2006: 4 claims2007: 1 claims2011: 93 claims2012: 1 claims2013: 1 claims2018: 8 claims2021: 3 claims2025: 22 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

81% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 19% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Tropical Storm Lee, accounts for 40% of claims.

33 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 Lee20118940%
Not a named storm19792812%
Hurricane Irene201131%
Tropical Storm Ivan200431%
Unnamed flooding199631%
Hurricane Ida202131%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)61% · 137
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)15% · 33
Zone not recorded24% · 55

NFIP communities

Manheim, Borough OfParticipates in the NFIP
Penn, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
East Hempfield, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Rapho, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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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