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Flood history · Bristol, PA 19007

Flood insurance claims in Bristol, PA 19007

140 claims since 1978 and $5.8 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

140flood insurance claims since 1978
$5.8 millionpaid to policyholders
$55,617average paid claim
39claims in the last 10 years
28%of claims outside high-risk zones
#141of 1,532 Pennsylvania ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 19007 since 1978.

1978: 4 claims1979: 3 claims1980: 1 claims1982: 2 claims1983: 4 claims1984: 1 claims1986: 1 claims1989: 3 claims1992: 1 claims1994: 5 claims1996: 16 claims1999: 21 claims2001: 5 claims2003: 1 claims2004: 4 claims2006: 1 claims2007: 5 claims2011: 21 claims2012: 1 claims2014: 1 claims2017: 1 claims2019: 2 claims2020: 1 claims2021: 34 claims2024: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

72% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 28% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Hurricane Floyd, accounts for 14% of claims.

39 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.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Floyd19991914%
Hurricane Irene20111611%
Hurricane Ida202164%
Tropical Storm Allison200143%
Unnamed flooding199621%
Hurricane Sandy201211%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)67% · 94
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)26% · 36
Zone not recorded7% · 10

NFIP communities

Bristol, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Bristol Borough OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Bucks County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Remnants Of Hurricane IdaHurricane · Major disaster · 2021-09-10
Hurricane SandyHurricane · Major disaster · 2013-01-10
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

13 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Bucks 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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