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ZIP code 19611, 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 20 NFIP claims for ZIP 19611 (Berks County, Pennsylvania), with $755K paid on 16 claims since 1978.

That is 1.5% of the 1,313 claims recorded across Berks County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $47K, higher than the county average of $23K and the Pennsylvania average of $23K.

At county level FEMA counts 684 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

20NFIP claims since 1978
16paid claims
$755Ktotal paid
$47Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 19611BerksPennsylvaniaUS
Claims since 1978201,31377,0602,680,429
Share of claims paid80%79%82%78%
Average paid claim$47K$23K$23K$43K
Share of county claims1.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties01168,553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 19611 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$938
1980s0$0
1990s1$0
2000s10$742,977
2010s7$10,832
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201964$10,832$2,708
201110$0—
20061010$742,977$74,298
199910$0—
197922$938$469

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 19611?

20 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 16 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 19611?

$755K across 16 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $47K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 19611?

2006, with 10 claims and $743K paid.

What county is ZIP 19611 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.