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Flood history · Norristown, PA 19403

Flood insurance claims in Norristown, PA 19403

812 claims since 1978 and $20.5 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

812flood insurance claims since 1978
$20.5 millionpaid to policyholders
$29,193average paid claim
151claims in the last 10 years
14%of claims outside high-risk zones
#6of 1,532 Pennsylvania ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 19403 since 1978.

1978: 39 claims1979: 65 claims1982: 23 claims1983: 42 claims1984: 54 claims1985: 2 claims1990: 1 claims1991: 1 claims1992: 3 claims1993: 40 claims1994: 1 claims1995: 5 claims1996: 89 claims1999: 64 claims2000: 3 claims2001: 1 claims2003: 19 claims2004: 15 claims2005: 29 claims2006: 32 claims2007: 3 claims2010: 28 claims2011: 50 claims2012: 1 claims2014: 51 claims2017: 1 claims2018: 8 claims2019: 7 claims2020: 39 claims2021: 81 claims2023: 4 claims2024: 10 claims2026: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

86% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 14% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Hurricane Ida, accounts for 10% of claims.

151 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Ida20217910%
Hurricane Floyd1999597%
Unnamed flooding1996567%
Not a named storm1979496%
Mid-spring storms2014486%
Hurricane Irene2011395%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)85% · 689
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)13% · 109
Zone not recorded2% · 14

NFIP communities

West Norriton, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Lower Providence, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
East Norriton, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Upper 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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