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ZIP code 16055, Armstrong 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.

ZIP code 16055, in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, has 71 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 64 of them paid for a total of $1.8M.

That is 16.2% of the 437 claims recorded across Armstrong County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $29K, higher than the county average of $17K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

FEMA counts 14 repetitive-loss properties and 2 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 212 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.7% of residential structures.

71NFIP claims since 1978
64paid claims
$1.8Mtotal paid
$29Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 16055ArmstrongPennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 19787143777,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid90%82%82%78%
Average paid claim$29K$17K$23K$43K
Share of county claims16.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties14528,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 16055 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$2,989
1980s8$5,460
1990s7$87,646
2000s19$672,435
2010s31$1,020,198
2020s5$59,635
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202611$6,042$6,042
202433$48,613$16,204
202011$4,980$4,980
201999$79,958$8,884
201899$134,558$14,951
201411$4,995$4,995
20131212$800,687$66,724
200511$3,889$3,889
20041715$659,606$43,974
200311$8,939$8,939
199911$2,214$2,214
199622$32,784$16,392
199043$52,648$17,549
198910$0—
198543$3,998$1,333
198410$0—
198310$0—
198111$1,462$1,462
197811$2,989$2,989

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: Armstrong County

Armstrong County has 639 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (7 in the last 12 months), 17 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 83; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 72 · Tornado: 11 · Flood: 83 · Wind: 369 · Winter: 86 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 16055?

71 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 64 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 16055?

$1.8M across 64 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $29K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 16055?

2004, with 17 claims and $660K paid.

What county is ZIP 16055 in?

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