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Flood history · Langhorne, PA 19047

Flood insurance claims in Langhorne, PA 19047

443 claims since 1978 and $7.9 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

443flood insurance claims since 1978
$7.9 millionpaid to policyholders
$20,575average paid claim
26claims in the last 10 years
27%of claims outside high-risk zones
#24of 1,532 Pennsylvania ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 19047 since 1978.

1978: 11 claims1979: 23 claims1980: 1 claims1982: 7 claims1983: 3 claims1984: 11 claims1985: 2 claims1987: 2 claims1988: 3 claims1989: 4 claims1992: 5 claims1993: 33 claims1994: 12 claims1996: 99 claims1999: 103 claims2000: 3 claims2001: 29 claims2002: 1 claims2003: 5 claims2004: 11 claims2005: 3 claims2006: 4 claims2007: 3 claims2011: 37 claims2014: 2 claims2021: 26 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

73% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 27% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Hurricane Floyd, accounts for 20% of claims.

26 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Floyd19998720%
Unnamed flooding1996337%
Hurricane Irene2011297%
Tropical Storm Allison2001297%
Hurricane Ida2021235%
Not a named storm1979174%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)70% · 308
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)26% · 115
Zone not recorded5% · 20

NFIP communities

Hulmeville Borough OfParticipates in the NFIP
Middletown, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Bensalem, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Langhorne Manor, 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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