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ZIP code 18301, Monroe 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 18301, in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, has 38 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 28 of them paid for a total of $403K.

That is 8.7% of the 436 claims recorded across Monroe County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $14K, lower than the county average of $45K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

FEMA counts 3 repetitive-loss properties and 0 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 356 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

38NFIP claims since 1978
28paid claims
$403Ktotal paid
$14Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 18301MonroePennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 19783843677,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid74%76%82%78%
Average paid claim$14K$45K$23K$43K
Share of county claims8.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3418,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 18301 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s4$2,636
1980s3$4,064
1990s3$27,801
2000s17$359,316
2010s6$1,301
2020s5$8,085
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202155$8,085$1,617
201610$0—
201510$0—
201131$1,301$1,301
201010$0—
200710$0—
200644$188,545$47,136
200575$47,098$9,420
200455$123,673$24,735
199633$27,801$9,267
198611$1,734$1,734
198422$2,330$1,165
197842$2,636$1,318

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: Monroe County

Monroe County has 1,331 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (30 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: 84; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 53 · Tornado: 14 · Flood: 84 · Wind: 458 · Winter: 485 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 18301?

38 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 28 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 18301?

$403K across 28 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $14K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 18301?

2005, with 7 claims and $47K paid.

What county is ZIP 18301 in?

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