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Flood history · Port Carbon, PA 17965

Flood insurance claims in Port Carbon, PA 17965

148 claims since 1978 and $3.1 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

148flood insurance claims since 1978
$3.1 millionpaid to policyholders
$22,271average paid claim
67claims in the last 10 years
5%of claims outside high-risk zones
#123of 1,532 Pennsylvania ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 17965 since 1978.

1978: 1 claims1979: 1 claims1983: 1 claims1996: 1 claims2000: 1 claims2001: 1 claims2004: 1 claims2006: 72 claims2011: 2 claims2017: 1 claims2018: 66 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

Almost all claims here (95%) were on properties in high-risk zones (A or V). In those zones, federally regulated lenders require flood insurance.

Flooding here is recent: 67 claims (45%) were in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Tropical Storm Lee201111%
Tropical Storm Ivan200411%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)94% · 139
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)5% · 8
Zone not recorded1% · 1

NFIP communities

Port Carbon, Borough OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Schuylkill County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Remnants Of Hurricane IdaHurricane · Major disaster · 2021-09-10
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 And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2007-02-23

11 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Schuylkill 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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