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ZIP code 17315, York 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 17315, in York County, Pennsylvania, has 122 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 96 of them paid for a total of $1.2M.

That is 7% of the 1,753 claims recorded across York County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $12K, close to the county average of $15K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

FEMA counts 14 repetitive-loss properties and 4 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 674 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

122NFIP claims since 1978
96paid claims
$1.2Mtotal paid
$12Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 17315YorkPennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 19781221,75377,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid79%80%82%78%
Average paid claim$12K$15K$23K$43K
Share of county claims7.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties141658,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 17315 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s12$22,318
1980s10$21,615
1990s29$196,926
2000s6$18,341
2010s55$771,779
2020s10$145,171
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202210$0—
202187$145,171$20,739
202010$0—
201821$6,086$6,086
201610$0—
201411$7,429$7,429
20131212$252,608$21,051
2012119$145,651$16,183
20112721$356,903$16,995
201011$3,103$3,103
200811$3,746$3,746
200621$2,222$2,222
200421$4,456$4,456
200311$7,917$7,917
19961816$135,431$8,464
199521$10,619$10,619
199384$50,876$12,719
199210$0—
198711$11,355$11,355
198531$377$377
198422$3,702$1,851
198322$1,740$870
198211$3,897$3,897
198011$544$544
197987$14,904$2,129
197844$7,414$1,853

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: York County

York County has 1,102 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (75 in the last 12 months), 21 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 140; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 164 · Tornado: 32 · Flood: 140 · Wind: 636 · Winter: 86 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 17315?

122 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 96 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 17315?

$1.2M across 96 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $12K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 17315?

2011, with 27 claims and $357K paid.

What county is ZIP 17315 in?

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