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ZIP code 18629, Wyoming 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 77 NFIP claims for ZIP 18629 (Wyoming County, Pennsylvania), with $2.5M paid on 64 claims since 1978.

That is 6.5% of the 1,189 claims recorded across Wyoming County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $40K, higher than the county average of $28K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

FEMA counts 6 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 198 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.7% of residential structures.

77NFIP claims since 1978
64paid claims
$2.5Mtotal paid
$40Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 18629WyomingPennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 1978771,18977,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid83%86%82%78%
Average paid claim$40K$28K$23K$43K
Share of county claims6.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties61658,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 18629 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s4$7,402
1980s2$2,308
1990s12$79,758
2000s15$161,243
2010s44$2,292,753
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20113933$2,191,375$66,405
201054$101,377$25,344
200687$73,617$10,517
200521$36,667$36,667
200455$50,959$10,192
1996129$79,758$8,862
198311$236$236
198111$2,072$2,072
197943$7,402$2,467

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: Wyoming County

Wyoming County has 321 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (5 in the last 12 months), 27 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 67; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 25 · Tornado: 8 · Flood: 67 · Wind: 130 · Winter: 76 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 18629?

77 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 64 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 18629?

$2.5M across 64 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $40K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 18629?

2011, with 39 claims and $2.2M paid.

What county is ZIP 18629 in?

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