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ZIP code 17068, Perry 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 10 NFIP claims for ZIP 17068 (Perry County, Pennsylvania), with $16K paid on 8 claims since 1978.

That is 1.3% of the 749 claims recorded across Perry County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $2K, lower than the county average of $13K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

At county level FEMA counts 180 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.9% of residential structures.

10NFIP claims since 1978
8paid claims
$16Ktotal paid
$2Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 17068PerryPennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 19781074977,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid80%79%82%78%
Average paid claim$2K$13K$23K$43K
Share of county claims1.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties01058,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 17068 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$1,955
1980s3$1,485
1990s3$720
2000s0$0
2010s3$12,017
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201911$10,019$10,019
201022$1,998$999
199632$720$360
198710$0—
198422$1,485$743
197911$1,955$1,955

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: Perry County

Perry County has 407 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (14 in the last 12 months), 20 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 41; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 34 · Tornado: 6 · Flood: 41 · Wind: 242 · Winter: 64 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 17068?

10 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 8 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 17068?

$16K across 8 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $2K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 17068?

1996, with 3 claims and $720 paid.

What county is ZIP 17068 in?

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