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ZIP code 17406, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 121 NFIP claims for ZIP 17406 (York County, Pennsylvania), with $1.4M paid on 102 claims since 1978.

That is 6.9% of the 1,753 claims recorded across York County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $14K, close to the county average of $15K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

FEMA counts 17 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 674 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

121NFIP claims since 1978
102paid claims
$1.4Mtotal paid
$14Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 17406YorkPennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 19781211,75377,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid84%80%82%78%
Average paid claim$14K$15K$23K$43K
Share of county claims6.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties171658,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 17406 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s18$36,639
1980s4$6,177
1990s19$103,284
2000s12$193,490
2010s50$883,615
2020s18$158,582
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20211811$158,582$14,417
20182222$286,576$13,026
201366$28,980$4,830
20112221$568,058$27,050
200811$19,482$19,482
200611$19,772$19,772
200511$14,058$14,058
200498$140,178$17,522
199911$2,817$2,817
1996118$66,501$8,313
199522$26,928$13,464
199354$7,037$1,759
198710$0—
198511$2,639$2,639
198411$3,538$3,538
198310$0—
197997$10,334$1,476
197897$26,305$3,758

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 17406?

121 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 102 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 17406?

$1.4M across 102 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $14K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 17406?

2011, with 22 claims and $568K paid.

What county is ZIP 17406 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.