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ZIP code 15132, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

National Flood Insurance Program claims and payouts recorded for this ZIP code, with county context.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

OpenFEMA lists 57 NFIP claims for ZIP 15132 (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania), with $393K paid on 31 claims since 1978.

That is 1.2% of the 4,832 claims recorded across Allegheny County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $13K, lower than the county average of $21K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property and 0 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 1,851 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.4% of residential structures.

57NFIP claims since 1978
31paid claims
$393Ktotal paid
$13Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 15132AlleghenyPennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 1978574,83277,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid54%79%82%78%
Average paid claim$13K$21K$23K$43K
Share of county claims1.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties14798,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 15132 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s9$35,422
1980s9$23,607
1990s27$281,689
2000s7$48,294
2010s4$3,883
2020s1$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
201830$0—
201711$3,883$3,883
200611$4,537$4,537
200422$8,282$4,141
200043$35,475$11,825
19962713$281,689$21,668
198543$20,270$6,757
198310$0—
198111$1,057$1,057
198031$2,280$2,280
197953$9,442$3,147
197843$25,980$8,660

Claims are counted by year of loss as recorded in OpenFEMA's redacted NFIP claims file; amounts combine building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments. ZIP codes in the file are the policyholder's reported ZIP.

County context: Allegheny County

Allegheny County has 2,594 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (54 in the last 12 months), 18 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 626; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 445 · Tornado: 27 · Flood: 626 · Wind: 1,314 · Winter: 120 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 15132?

57 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 31 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 15132?

$393K across 31 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $13K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 15132?

1996, with 27 claims and $282K paid.

What county is ZIP 15132 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; ZIP codes can cross county lines. The county page carries the storm record, declarations and risk index for the area.

Provenance

OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (as of 8 Sep 2026) and NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026), aggregated by ZIP code and year of loss on this site; no property-level record is shown. County storm figures from NOAA NCEI through 30 Jun 2026. Built 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.