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ZIP code 17011, Cumberland 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 300 NFIP claims for ZIP 17011 (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania), with $4.2M paid on 239 claims since 1978.

That is 18.8% of the 1,600 claims recorded across Cumberland County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $18K, higher than the county average of $14K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

FEMA counts 36 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 555 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.7% of residential structures.

300NFIP claims since 1978
239paid claims
$4.2Mtotal paid
$18Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 17011CumberlandPennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 19783001,60077,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid80%75%82%78%
Average paid claim$18K$14K$23K$43K
Share of county claims18.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties361648,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 17011 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s36$93,964
1980s69$182,550
1990s63$1,223,814
2000s49$943,781
2010s81$1,781,899
2020s2$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202410$0—
201811$1,800$1,800
201355$90,602$18,120
20117563$1,689,497$26,817
200910$0—
200811$1,534$1,534
200711$11,034$11,034
200643$11,424$3,808
20044036$915,456$25,429
200321$4,332$4,332
199922$17,244$8,622
199843$30,157$10,052
19965350$1,176,413$23,528
199420$0—
199320$0—
198932$2,630$1,315
198810$0—
1987113$3,210$1,070
198610$0—
198520$0—
19844036$169,151$4,699
198363$4,817$1,606
198232$2,023$1,011
198111$410$410
198011$309$309
19793222$54,010$2,455
197843$39,953$13,318

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: Cumberland County

Cumberland County has 592 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (23 in the last 12 months), 19 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 82; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 63 · Tornado: 17 · Flood: 82 · Wind: 325 · Winter: 73 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 17011?

300 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 239 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 17011?

$4.2M across 239 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $18K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 17011?

2011, with 75 claims and $1.7M paid.

What county is ZIP 17011 in?

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