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ZIP code 16342, Venango 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 19 NFIP claims for ZIP 16342 (Venango County, Pennsylvania), with $238K paid on 17 claims since 1978.

That is 4.4% of the 429 claims recorded across Venango County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $14K, close to the county average of $17K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

At county level FEMA counts 92 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.4% of residential structures.

19NFIP claims since 1978
17paid claims
$238Ktotal paid
$14Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 16342VenangoPennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 19781942977,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid89%82%82%78%
Average paid claim$14K$17K$23K$43K
Share of county claims4.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties0168,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 16342 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s0$0
2000s16$230,622
2010s3$7,714
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201711$3,941$3,941
201511$3,773$3,773
201110$0—
20061615$230,622$15,375

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: Venango County

Venango County has 805 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (41 in the last 12 months), 15 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 101; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 94 · Tornado: 15 · Flood: 101 · Wind: 426 · Winter: 144 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 16342?

19 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 17 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 16342?

$238K across 17 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $14K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 16342?

2006, with 16 claims and $231K paid.

What county is ZIP 16342 in?

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