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Flood history · Douglassville, PA 19518

Flood insurance claims in Douglassville, PA 19518

121 claims since 1978 and $2.6 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

121flood insurance claims since 1978
$2.6 millionpaid to policyholders
$24,856average paid claim
19claims in the last 10 years
29%of claims outside high-risk zones
#167of 1,532 Pennsylvania ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 19518 since 1978.

1978: 1 claims1979: 19 claims1983: 3 claims1984: 2 claims1987: 3 claims1988: 1 claims1994: 1 claims1996: 3 claims1999: 1 claims2003: 1 claims2004: 1 claims2005: 2 claims2006: 43 claims2009: 1 claims2011: 20 claims2018: 2 claims2019: 3 claims2020: 6 claims2021: 6 claims2025: 2 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

71% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 29% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Tropical Storm Lee, accounts for 16% of claims.

19 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is heavy rain or snowmelt collecting faster than it drains, which can happen far from any river or coast.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Tropical Storm Lee20111916%
Not a named storm19791714%
Hurricane Isaias202065%
Hurricane Ida202165%
Unnamed flooding198754%
Hurricane Irene201111%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)69% · 84
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)28% · 34
Zone not recorded2% · 3

NFIP communities

Amity, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Union, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Douglass, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Earl, Township OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Berks County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Hurricane SandyHurricane · Emergency · 2012-10-29
Tropical Storm LeeFlood · Major disaster · 2011-09-12
Remnants Of Tropical Storm LeeFlood · Emergency · 2011-09-08
Severe Storms, Flooding, And MudslidesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2006-06-30
Hurricane KatrinaHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-10
Tropical Depression IvanHurricane · Major disaster · 2004-09-19

10 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Berks 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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