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Flood history · Brookhaven, PA 19015

Flood insurance claims in Brookhaven, PA 19015

500 claims since 1978 and $9.5 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

500flood insurance claims since 1978
$9.5 millionpaid to policyholders
$22,863average paid claim
38claims in the last 10 years
21%of claims outside high-risk zones
#19of 1,532 Pennsylvania ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 19015 since 1978.

1978: 5 claims1979: 9 claims1981: 2 claims1989: 34 claims1990: 1 claims1991: 1 claims1992: 2 claims1994: 13 claims1995: 2 claims1996: 4 claims1999: 111 claims2000: 3 claims2001: 1 claims2002: 1 claims2003: 32 claims2004: 58 claims2005: 1 claims2006: 1 claims2007: 4 claims2010: 104 claims2011: 58 claims2012: 2 claims2013: 1 claims2014: 10 claims2015: 1 claims2016: 1 claims2018: 1 claims2020: 35 claims2023: 1 claims2024: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

79% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 21% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Hurricane Floyd, accounts for 18% of claims.

38 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Brookhaven, Borough Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 9), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 05% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Floyd19999118%
Hurricane Irene20115611%
Hurricane Isaias2020286%
Mid-spring storms2014102%
Hurricane Sandy201220%
Unnamed flooding199620%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)78% · 388
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)21% · 104
Zone not recorded2% · 8

NFIP communities

Upland, Borough OfParticipates in the NFIP
Chester, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Brookhaven, Borough OfCRS class 9 · up to 05% off
Parkside, Borough OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Delaware 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

11 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Delaware 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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