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ZIP code 16201, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 84 NFIP claims for ZIP 16201 (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania), with $440K paid on 60 claims since 1978.

That is 19.2% of the 437 claims recorded across Armstrong County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $7K, lower than the county average of $17K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

FEMA counts 4 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 212 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.7% of residential structures.

84NFIP claims since 1978
60paid claims
$440Ktotal paid
$7Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 16201ArmstrongPennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 19788443777,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid71%82%82%78%
Average paid claim$7K$17K$23K$43K
Share of county claims19.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties4528,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 16201 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$10,543
1980s16$84,289
1990s19$67,637
2000s42$249,901
2010s5$27,773
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201721$8,762$8,762
201332$19,011$9,506
200710$0—
200632$6,165$3,083
200511$934$934
20043627$240,850$8,920
200311$1,952$1,952
19961811$67,007$6,092
199011$629$629
198910$0—
198810$0—
198610$0—
198454$3,107$777
198311$6,030$6,030
198222$65,072$32,536
198133$7,894$2,631
198022$2,186$1,093
197911$8,982$8,982
197811$1,561$1,561

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 16201?

84 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 60 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 16201?

$440K across 60 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $7K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 16201?

2004, with 36 claims and $241K paid.

What county is ZIP 16201 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.