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Flood history · Lewisburg, PA 17837

Flood insurance claims in Lewisburg, PA 17837

413 claims since 1979 and $4.1 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

413flood insurance claims since 1979
$4.1 millionpaid to policyholders
$11,814average paid claim
6claims in the last 10 years
15%of claims outside high-risk zones
#26of 1,532 Pennsylvania ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 17837 since 1978.

1979: 24 claims1981: 2 claims1982: 2 claims1983: 2 claims1984: 23 claims1993: 3 claims1994: 1 claims1996: 68 claims1999: 111 claims2004: 68 claims2006: 1 claims2008: 2 claims2010: 2 claims2011: 98 claims2017: 1 claims2018: 1 claims2024: 4 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

85% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 15% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Tropical Storm Lee, accounts for 22% of claims.

6 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is heavy rain or snowmelt collecting faster than it drains, which can happen far from any river or coast.

Lewisburg, Borough Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 8), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 10% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Tropical Storm Lee20119022%
Unnamed flooding19849022%
Tropical Storm Ivan20046816%
Not a named storm197951%
Hurricane Debby202441%
Hurricane Floyd199931%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)84% · 348
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)15% · 60
Zone not recorded1% · 5

NFIP communities

Lewisburg, Borough OfCRS class 8 · up to 10% off
Buffalo, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Kelly, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
East Buffalo, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Union County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Tropical Storm DebbyTropical Storm · Major disaster · 2024-09-11
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 Union 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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