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ZIP code 19026, Delaware 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 56 NFIP claims for ZIP 19026 (Delaware County, Pennsylvania), with $1.5M paid on 46 claims since 1978.

That is 1.8% of the 3,034 claims recorded across Delaware County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $33K, higher than the county average of $24K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

FEMA counts 7 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 1,153 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.7% of residential structures.

56NFIP claims since 1978
46paid claims
$1.5Mtotal paid
$33Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 19026DelawarePennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 1978563,03477,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid82%79%82%78%
Average paid claim$33K$24K$23K$43K
Share of county claims1.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties73358,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 19026 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$1,526
1980s9$33,793
1990s5$58,920
2000s17$236,080
2010s15$853,542
2020s8$345,755
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
202122$53,904$26,952
202054$291,850$72,963
201911$172,881$172,881
201811$166,999$166,999
201610$0—
201422$149,777$74,889
201311$958$958
201153$102,236$34,079
201044$260,691$65,173
200511$11,593$11,593
20041312$220,800$18,400
200332$3,688$1,844
199953$58,920$19,640
198511$3,564$3,564
198444$24,709$6,177
198211$1,069$1,069
198033$4,452$1,484
197921$1,526$1,526

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: Delaware County

Delaware County has 1,342 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (46 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: 258; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 63 · Tornado: 5 · Flood: 258 · Wind: 478 · Winter: 214 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 19026?

56 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 46 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 19026?

$1.5M across 46 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $33K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 19026?

2004, with 13 claims and $221K paid.

What county is ZIP 19026 in?

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