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ZIP code 17043, 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.

ZIP code 17043, in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, has 155 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 91 of them paid for a total of $2.8M.

That is 9.7% of the 1,600 claims recorded across Cumberland County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $30K, higher than the county average of $14K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

FEMA counts 13 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 555 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.7% of residential structures.

155NFIP claims since 1978
91paid claims
$2.8Mtotal paid
$30Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 17043CumberlandPennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 19781551,60077,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid59%75%82%78%
Average paid claim$30K$14K$23K$43K
Share of county claims9.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties131648,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 17043 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s11$11,398
1980s27$27,223
1990s62$811,540
2000s22$496,657
2010s33$1,428,319
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201311$15,355$15,355
201230$0—
20112926$1,412,965$54,345
200732$30,100$15,050
20041613$455,672$35,052
200311$1,165$1,165
200121$9,719$9,719
1998202$14,623$7,311
19962420$782,805$39,140
199522$1,098$549
1994100$0—
199363$13,014$4,338
198630$0—
1984117$11,820$1,689
198382$1,293$647
198222$13,069$6,534
198132$1,040$520
1979117$11,398$1,628

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 17043?

155 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 91 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 17043?

$2.8M across 91 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $30K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 17043?

2011, with 29 claims and $1.4M paid.

What county is ZIP 17043 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.