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ZIP code 19437, Montgomery 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 6 NFIP claims for ZIP 19437 (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania), with $135K paid on 5 claims since 1978.

That is 0.1% of the 6,200 claims recorded across Montgomery County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $27K, lower than the county average of $36K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

At county level FEMA counts 2,284 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.9% of residential structures.

6NFIP claims since 1978
5paid claims
$135Ktotal paid
$27Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 19437MontgomeryPennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 197866,20077,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid83%82%82%78%
Average paid claim$27K$36K$23K$43K
Share of county claims0.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties07408,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 19437 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$1,690
1990s1$0
2000s1$2,846
2010s3$130,699
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201133$130,699$43,566
200611$2,846$2,846
199910$0—
198811$1,690$1,690

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: Montgomery County

Montgomery County has 1,603 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (49 in the last 12 months), 29 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 284; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 132 · Tornado: 19 · Flood: 284 · Wind: 743 · Winter: 153 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 19437?

6 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 5 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 19437?

$135K across 5 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $27K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 19437?

2011, with 3 claims and $131K paid.

What county is ZIP 19437 in?

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