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ZIP code 19512, Berks 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 58 NFIP claims for ZIP 19512 (Berks County, Pennsylvania), with $794K paid on 50 claims since 1978.

That is 4.4% of the 1,313 claims recorded across Berks County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $16K, lower than the county average of $23K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

FEMA counts 10 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 684 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

58NFIP claims since 1978
50paid claims
$794Ktotal paid
$16Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 19512BerksPennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 1978581,31377,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid86%79%82%78%
Average paid claim$16K$23K$23K$43K
Share of county claims4.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties101168,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 19512 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s7$14,978
1980s12$102,330
1990s9$15,734
2000s14$362,451
2010s12$246,469
2020s4$51,640
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202211$742$742
202033$50,899$16,966
201974$228,864$57,216
201411$12,981$12,981
201133$3,909$1,303
201011$715$715
200911$5,370$5,370
200566$255,382$42,564
200444$101,575$25,394
200320$0—
200211$125$125
199943$5,847$1,949
199633$7,595$2,532
199421$2,293$2,293
198766$57,749$9,625
198510$0—
198444$43,099$10,775
198211$1,482$1,482
197977$14,978$2,140

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: Berks County

Berks County has 2,021 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (108 in the last 12 months), 23 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 238; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 142 · Tornado: 30 · Flood: 238 · Wind: 1,011 · Winter: 297 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 19512?

58 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 50 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 19512?

$794K across 50 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $16K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 19512?

1979, with 7 claims and $15K paid.

What county is ZIP 19512 in?

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