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ZIP code 15301, Washington 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 232 NFIP claims for ZIP 15301 (Washington County, Pennsylvania), with $9.2M paid on 182 claims since 1978.

That is 20.5% of the 1,131 claims recorded across Washington County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $50K, higher than the county average of $23K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

FEMA counts 30 repetitive-loss properties and 5 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 468 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

232NFIP claims since 1978
182paid claims
$9.2Mtotal paid
$50Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 15301WashingtonPennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 19782321,13177,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid78%79%82%78%
Average paid claim$50K$23K$23K$43K
Share of county claims20.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties301148,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 15301 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s4$49
1980s12$51,741
1990s10$61,640
2000s62$1,409,881
2010s85$4,950,397
2020s59$2,716,811
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20251613$447,325$34,410
20243528$2,145,542$76,627
202222$13,241$6,621
202111$19,852$19,852
202053$90,851$30,284
201922$35,409$17,704
20183328$2,179,431$77,837
20173129$2,535,489$87,431
201611$2,614$2,614
201375$180,444$36,089
2011113$17,011$5,670
200910$0—
200811$1,374$1,374
200511$4,544$4,544
20043430$1,198,422$39,947
20032115$194,463$12,964
200133$11,078$3,693
200010$0—
199821$2,741$2,741
199721$12,113$12,113
199510$0—
199422$30,904$15,452
199031$15,882$15,882
198611$2,467$2,467
198422$10,925$5,463
198322$6,083$3,042
198132$2,102$1,051
198044$30,163$7,541
197920$0—
197821$49$49

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: Washington County

Washington County has 1,176 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (38 in the last 12 months), 14 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 215; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 156 · Tornado: 25 · Flood: 215 · Wind: 684 · Winter: 67 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 15301?

232 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 182 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 15301?

$9.2M across 182 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $50K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 15301?

2024, with 35 claims and $2.1M paid.

What county is ZIP 15301 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Washington 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.