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ZIP code 17112, Dauphin 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 142 NFIP claims for ZIP 17112 (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania), with $1.6M paid on 113 claims since 1978.

That is 2.7% of the 5,248 claims recorded across Dauphin County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $14K, lower than the county average of $20K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

FEMA counts 18 repetitive-loss properties and 3 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 1,130 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.2% of residential structures.

142NFIP claims since 1978
113paid claims
$1.6Mtotal paid
$14Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 17112DauphinPennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 19781425,24877,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid80%83%82%78%
Average paid claim$14K$20K$23K$43K
Share of county claims2.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties187748,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 17112 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s15$13,416
1980s16$24,794
1990s18$121,526
2000s27$377,722
2010s62$965,316
2020s4$63,617
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202210$0—
202133$63,617$21,206
201911$16,360$16,360
20181311$254,992$23,181
201711$23,315$23,315
201210$0—
20114539$658,296$16,879
201011$12,354$12,354
200811$4,237$4,237
200655$46,302$9,260
20042018$327,183$18,177
200010$0—
199920$0—
199811$2,940$2,940
19961211$105,852$9,623
199511$4,078$4,078
199311$8,656$8,656
199110$0—
1987117$18,873$2,696
198620$0—
198411$5,599$5,599
198310$0—
198111$322$322
197976$8,325$1,388
197884$5,091$1,273

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: Dauphin County

Dauphin County has 706 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (29 in the last 12 months), 22 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 78; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 90 · Tornado: 19 · Flood: 78 · Wind: 422 · Winter: 71 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 17112?

142 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 113 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 17112?

$1.6M across 113 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $14K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 17112?

2011, with 45 claims and $658K paid.

What county is ZIP 17112 in?

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