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ZIP code 16063, 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 61 NFIP claims for ZIP 16063 (Butler County, Pennsylvania), with $4.1M paid on 42 claims since 1978.

That is 7% of the 874 claims recorded across Butler County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $99K, higher than the county average of $21K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

FEMA counts 5 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.

61NFIP claims since 1978
42paid claims
$4.1Mtotal paid
$99Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 16063ButlerPennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 19786187477,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid69%82%82%78%
Average paid claim$99K$21K$23K$43K
Share of county claims7.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties5898,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 16063 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$0
1980s4$2,225
1990s6$11,179
2000s21$2,587,127
2010s21$1,004,683
2020s8$541,042
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$2,185$2,185
202474$538,857$134,714
2019106$658,918$109,820
201833$22,247$7,416
201511$3,266$3,266
201074$320,252$80,063
20041716$2,291,639$143,227
200342$295,488$147,744
199910$0—
199811$1,454$1,454
199711$3,433$3,433
199610$0—
199022$6,292$3,146
198521$2,225$2,225
198220$0—
197810$0—

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 16063?

61 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 42 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 16063?

$4.1M across 42 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $99K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 16063?

2004, with 17 claims and $2.3M paid.

What county is ZIP 16063 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.