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ZIP code 15202, 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 47 NFIP claims for ZIP 15202 (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania), with $845K paid on 37 claims since 1978.

That is 1% of the 4,832 claims recorded across Allegheny County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $23K, close to the county average of $21K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

FEMA counts 4 repetitive-loss properties 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.

47NFIP claims since 1978
37paid claims
$845Ktotal paid
$23Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 15202AlleghenyPennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 1978474,83277,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid79%79%82%78%
Average paid claim$23K$21K$23K$43K
Share of county claims1.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties44798,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 15202 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$5,129
1980s5$12,984
1990s11$77,440
2000s22$658,823
2010s4$6,506
2020s2$84,457
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202422$84,457$42,229
201911$6,506$6,506
201410$0—
201110$0—
201010$0—
200810$0—
200722$10,392$5,196
20041715$590,984$39,399
200311$50,648$50,648
200211$6,800$6,800
199933$24,072$8,024
199655$48,068$9,614
199511$5,300$5,300
199020$0—
198611$1,757$1,757
198511$6,125$6,125
198311$4,352$4,352
198111$750$750
198010$0—
197932$5,129$2,565

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 15202?

47 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 37 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 15202?

$845K across 37 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $23K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 15202?

2004, with 17 claims and $591K paid.

What county is ZIP 15202 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.