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ZIP code 16001, Butler 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 152 NFIP claims for ZIP 16001 (Butler County, Pennsylvania), with $928K paid on 122 claims since 1978.

That is 17.4% of the 874 claims recorded across Butler County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $8K, lower than the county average of $21K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

FEMA counts 7 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 326 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

152NFIP claims since 1978
122paid claims
$928Ktotal paid
$8Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 16001ButlerPennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 197815287477,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid80%82%82%78%
Average paid claim$8K$21K$23K$43K
Share of county claims17.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties7898,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 16001 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$1,311
1980s20$41,027
1990s28$242,096
2000s45$225,599
2010s54$415,669
2020s3$2,078
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202310$0—
202211$950$950
202111$1,128$1,128
201811$5,079$5,079
20174439$369,881$9,484
201422$13,530$6,765
201211$4,406$4,406
201065$22,772$4,554
200911$1,363$1,363
200811$3,742$3,742
200742$4,034$2,017
200520$0—
20043531$209,730$6,765
200311$6,731$6,731
200010$0—
199933$12,233$4,078
199654$50,632$12,658
199510$0—
199433$47,230$15,743
199311$13,740$13,740
199241$62,495$62,495
199111$10,565$10,565
1990108$45,201$5,650
198933$14,484$4,828
198621$2,531$2,531
198596$18,473$3,079
198421$2,027$2,027
198132$3,512$1,756
198010$0—
197822$1,311$656

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: Butler County

Butler County has 1,086 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (62 in the last 12 months), 11 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 115; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 201 · Tornado: 31 · Flood: 115 · Wind: 607 · Winter: 110 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 16001?

152 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 122 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 16001?

$928K across 122 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $8K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 16001?

2017, with 44 claims and $370K paid.

What county is ZIP 16001 in?

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