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Flood history · Mifflinburg, PA 17844

Flood insurance claims in Mifflinburg, PA 17844

118 claims since 1979 and $2.0 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

118flood insurance claims since 1979
$2.0 millionpaid to policyholders
$19,449average paid claim
5claims in the last 10 years
4%of claims outside high-risk zones
#173of 1,532 Pennsylvania ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 17844 since 1978.

1979: 9 claims1981: 2 claims1983: 1 claims1984: 13 claims1994: 1 claims1995: 1 claims1996: 36 claims1999: 3 claims2004: 37 claims2006: 1 claims2007: 2 claims2008: 4 claims2011: 3 claims2018: 1 claims2021: 1 claims2022: 1 claims2024: 2 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

Almost all claims here (96%) were on properties in high-risk zones (A or V). In those zones, federally regulated lenders require flood insurance.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 40% of claims.

5 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding19844740%
Tropical Storm Ivan20043631%
Hurricane Debby202422%
Not a named storm197922%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)75% · 88
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)3% · 4
Zone not recorded22% · 26

NFIP communities

Limestone, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
West Buffalo, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Mifflinburg, Boroughs OfParticipates in the NFIP
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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