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ZIP code 19477, 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 10 NFIP claims for ZIP 19477 (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania), with $230K paid on 10 claims since 1978.

That is 0.2% of the 6,200 claims recorded across Montgomery County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $23K, lower than the county average of $36K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property 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 2,284 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.9% of residential structures.

10NFIP claims since 1978
10paid claims
$230Ktotal paid
$23Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 19477MontgomeryPennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 1978106,20077,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid100%82%82%78%
Average paid claim$23K$36K$23K$43K
Share of county claims0.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties17408,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 19477 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$2,346
1990s1$8,218
2000s4$82,157
2010s2$81,126
2020s2$56,276
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202111$19,335$19,335
202011$36,941$36,941
201122$81,126$40,563
200911$15,265$15,265
200411$17,253$17,253
200311$22,539$22,539
200111$27,100$27,100
199911$8,218$8,218
198811$2,346$2,346

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 19477?

10 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 10 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 19477?

$230K across 10 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $23K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 19477?

2011, with 2 claims and $81K paid.

What county is ZIP 19477 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.