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Flood history · Kennett Square, PA 19348

Flood insurance claims in Kennett Square, PA 19348

64 claims since 1978 and $915,763 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

64flood insurance claims since 1978
$915,763paid to policyholders
$19,078average paid claim
18claims in the last 10 years
48%of claims outside high-risk zones
#295of 1,532 Pennsylvania ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 19348 since 1978.

1978: 3 claims1979: 1 claims1981: 1 claims1983: 1 claims1989: 1 claims1999: 6 claims2000: 2 claims2003: 8 claims2004: 9 claims2006: 2 claims2007: 1 claims2010: 5 claims2011: 5 claims2014: 1 claims2018: 2 claims2019: 1 claims2020: 14 claims2021: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 48% 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 Floyd, accounts for 9% of claims.

18 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Floyd199969%
Hurricane Isaias202058%
Hurricane Irene201146%
Hurricane Isabel200312%
Mid-spring storms201412%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)48% · 31
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)45% · 29
Zone not recorded6% · 4

NFIP communities

Kennett Square, Borough OfParticipates in the NFIP
Kennett, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
East Marlborough, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
New Garden, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Chester 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 Chester 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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