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ZIP code 19145, Philadelphia 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 11 NFIP claims for ZIP 19145 (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania), with $162K paid on 8 claims since 1978.

That is 0.6% of the 1,700 claims recorded across Philadelphia County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $20K, lower than the county average of $36K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property 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 1,383 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.3% of residential structures.

11NFIP claims since 1978
8paid claims
$162Ktotal paid
$20Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 19145PhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 1978111,70077,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid73%78%82%78%
Average paid claim$20K$36K$23K$43K
Share of county claims0.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties11418,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 19145 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$1,109
1980s6$29,857
1990s0$0
2000s2$5,987
2010s0$0
2020s2$125,111
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202121$125,111$125,111
200710$0—
200611$5,987$5,987
198510$0—
198422$23,110$11,555
198111$335$335
198022$6,412$3,206
197911$1,109$1,109

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: Philadelphia County

Philadelphia County has 1,372 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (58 in the last 12 months), 25 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 287; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 45 · Tornado: 12 · Flood: 287 · Wind: 489 · Winter: 209 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 19145?

11 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 8 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 19145?

$162K across 8 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $20K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 19145?

1980, with 2 claims and $6K paid.

What county is ZIP 19145 in?

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