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ZIP code 15660, Westmoreland 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 21 NFIP claims for ZIP 15660 (Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania), with $379K paid on 20 claims since 1978.

That is 1.3% of the 1,612 claims recorded across Westmoreland County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $19K, close to the county average of $17K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

FEMA counts 2 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 752 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

21NFIP claims since 1978
20paid claims
$379Ktotal paid
$19Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 15660WestmorelandPennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 1978211,61277,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid95%78%82%78%
Average paid claim$19K$17K$23K$43K
Share of county claims1.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties21698,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 15660 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$475
1990s5$73,148
2000s6$14,436
2010s7$268,549
2020s2$22,228
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202422$22,228$11,114
201866$268,088$44,681
201411$462$462
200711$1,063$1,063
200544$13,373$3,343
200410$0—
199655$73,148$14,630
198111$475$475

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: Westmoreland County

Westmoreland County has 1,942 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (66 in the last 12 months), 20 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 345; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 294 · Tornado: 50 · Flood: 345 · Wind: 1,092 · Winter: 112 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 15660?

21 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 20 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 15660?

$379K across 20 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $19K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 15660?

2018, with 6 claims and $268K paid.

What county is ZIP 15660 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Westmoreland 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.