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Flood history · Hunlock Creek, PA 18621

Flood insurance claims in Hunlock Creek, PA 18621

115 claims since 1978 and $2.1 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

115flood insurance claims since 1978
$2.1 millionpaid to policyholders
$21,895average paid claim
4claims in the last 10 years
38%of claims outside high-risk zones
#175of 1,532 Pennsylvania ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 18621 since 1978.

1978: 1 claims1979: 17 claims1983: 8 claims1984: 10 claims1985: 1 claims1987: 1 claims1993: 8 claims1996: 9 claims2003: 1 claims2004: 7 claims2005: 5 claims2006: 19 claims2011: 24 claims2017: 1 claims2018: 1 claims2020: 1 claims2023: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 38% 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 16% of claims.

4 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 Lee20111816%
Unnamed flooding19961412%
Tropical Storm Ivan200476%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)56% · 64
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)35% · 40
Zone not recorded10% · 11

NFIP communities

Hunlock, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Plymouth, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Luzerne County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Remnants Of Hurricane IdaHurricane · Major disaster · 2021-09-10
Hurricane SandyHurricane · Emergency · 2012-10-29
Tropical Storm LeeFlood · Major disaster · 2011-09-12
Remnants Of Tropical Storm LeeFlood · Emergency · 2011-09-08
Hurricane IreneHurricane · Major disaster · 2011-09-03
Hurricane IreneHurricane · Emergency · 2011-08-29

12 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Luzerne 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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