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Flood history · Gladwyne, PA 19035

Flood insurance claims in Gladwyne, PA 19035

111 claims since 1979 and $2.5 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

111flood insurance claims since 1979
$2.5 millionpaid to policyholders
$29,974average paid claim
25claims in the last 10 years
40%of claims outside high-risk zones
#180of 1,532 Pennsylvania ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 19035 since 1978.

1979: 14 claims1980: 1 claims1981: 2 claims1983: 1 claims1984: 6 claims1985: 1 claims1986: 1 claims1993: 4 claims1996: 6 claims1999: 15 claims2000: 2 claims2004: 4 claims2005: 4 claims2006: 2 claims2009: 4 claims2011: 8 claims2014: 9 claims2015: 1 claims2016: 1 claims2018: 1 claims2020: 3 claims2021: 21 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 40% 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, Hurricane Ida, accounts for 19% of claims.

25 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Ida20212119%
Not a named storm19791413%
Hurricane Floyd19991312%
Mid-spring storms201487%
Unnamed flooding199665%
Tropical Storm Lee201155%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)59% · 65
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)39% · 43
Zone not recorded3% · 3

NFIP communities

Lower Merion, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Montgomery 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

14 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Montgomery 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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