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Flood history · Hamburg, PA 19526

Flood insurance claims in Hamburg, PA 19526

50 claims since 1978 and $339,209 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

50flood insurance claims since 1978
$339,209paid to policyholders
$9,168average paid claim
14claims in the last 10 years
23%of claims outside high-risk zones
#342of 1,532 Pennsylvania ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 19526 since 1978.

1978: 2 claims1983: 1 claims1987: 1 claims1989: 1 claims1994: 1 claims1996: 3 claims1999: 3 claims2000: 1 claims2003: 1 claims2004: 1 claims2006: 11 claims2010: 1 claims2011: 9 claims2018: 11 claims2020: 1 claims2021: 1 claims2023: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

77% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 23% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Tropical Storm Lee, accounts for 10% of claims.

14 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Tropical Storm Lee2011510%
Unnamed flooding198736%
Hurricane Floyd199912%
Hurricane Isaias202012%
December Nor'easter202312%
Hurricane Ida202112%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)74% · 37
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)22% · 11
Zone not recorded4% · 2

NFIP communities

Hamburg Borough OfParticipates in the NFIP
Richmond, 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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