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Flood history · Bloomsburg, PA 17815

Flood insurance claims in Bloomsburg, PA 17815

1,423 claims since 1978 and $45.6 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

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1,423flood insurance claims since 1978
$45.6 millionpaid to policyholders
$35,822average paid claim
59claims in the last 10 years
30%of claims outside high-risk zones
#1of 1,532 Pennsylvania ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 17815 since 1978.

1978: 8 claims1979: 40 claims1980: 1 claims1981: 4 claims1982: 4 claims1983: 20 claims1984: 10 claims1986: 5 claims1993: 28 claims1994: 3 claims1996: 175 claims1999: 3 claims2003: 1 claims2004: 117 claims2005: 53 claims2006: 361 claims2008: 1 claims2010: 1 claims2011: 528 claims2016: 1 claims2017: 2 claims2018: 55 claims2019: 2 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 30% 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 36% of claims.

59 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Bloomsburg, Town Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 6), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 20% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Tropical Storm Lee201151736%
Unnamed flooding199618113%
Tropical Storm Ivan20041168%
Torrential rain200560%
Hurricane Irene201140%
Not a named storm197910%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)68% · 965
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)29% · 418
Zone not recorded3% · 40

NFIP communities

Bloomsburg, Town OfCRS class 6 · up to 20% off
Scott, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Hemlock Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Montour, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Columbia County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2018-11-27
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

10 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Columbia 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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