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ZIP code 18013, Northampton 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 18013, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, has 244 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 216 of them paid for a total of $7.6M.

That is 15.6% of the 1,561 claims recorded across Northampton County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $35K, close to the county average of $37K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

FEMA counts 47 repetitive-loss properties and 10 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 594 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.6% of residential structures.

244NFIP claims since 1978
216paid claims
$7.6Mtotal paid
$35Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 18013NorthamptonPennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 19782441,56177,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid89%84%82%78%
Average paid claim$35K$37K$23K$43K
Share of county claims15.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties472448,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 18013 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s4$1,005
1990s20$115,193
2000s184$6,757,619
2010s12$98,572
2020s24$625,843
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20231616$596,226$37,264
202142$13,835$6,918
202042$15,781$7,890
201342$51,403$25,702
201210$0—
201165$31,180$6,236
201011$15,989$15,989
200733$19,501$6,500
20066661$2,994,424$49,089
20056560$2,706,222$45,104
20045044$1,037,472$23,579
199922$19,934$9,967
19961615$94,048$6,270
199421$1,212$1,212
198611$861$861
198311$144$144
198120$0—

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: Northampton County

Northampton County has 1,359 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (32 in the last 12 months), 24 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 137; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 69 · Tornado: 13 · Flood: 137 · Wind: 514 · Winter: 316 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 18013?

244 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 216 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 18013?

$7.6M across 216 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $35K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 18013?

2006, with 66 claims and $3.0M paid.

What county is ZIP 18013 in?

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