Photo: User:Postdlf · CC BY-SA 3.0Storms, floods and disasters in Pleasant Township
Pleasant Township isn’t graded for hazard risk: Pleasant Township has 704 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 52 claims here since 1981.
What Pleasant Township faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
River and rain flooding
Shares are of FEMA’s expected building damage, the measure the grade uses; ranks compare each hazard’s building-damage rate with all 85,154 U.S. census tracts. In FEMA’s terms, river and rain flooding is FEMA’s “Inland Flooding” (rivers and streams overflowing their banks, or rain overwhelming drainage). FEMA defines coastal flooding as high or rising tides and storm surge, so surge damage is counted there. Drought isn’t listed: FEMA counts its losses in crops only.
Does Pleasant Township flood? Sometimes: 52 flood claims since 1981
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Pleasant Township, from FEMA’s records.
Pleasant Township isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Perry County.The storms Pleasant Township remembers
None of the 16 disasters declared for Perry County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Pleasant Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 199815 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, declared for Perry County
- 20139 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 20047 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, declared for Perry County
Perry County has had 16 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Old photos of Pleasant Township after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.
Add to the Pleasant Township archive →Pleasant Township and its neighbors
How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Township | Bless damage than 63% | river and rain flooding | 16 |
| Salt Lick Township | C+more damage than 55% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Monroe Township | C+more damage than 61% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Bearfield Township | C+more damage than 61% | river and rain flooding | — |
Hazard risk = FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade; the map is shaded by fifths of the same scale. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.
Get ready for what Pleasant Township faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
- Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
- Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
- Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
- Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
- Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Pleasant Township
Does Pleasant Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 52 claims in Pleasant Township since 1981, $580K in all.
Is Pleasant Township in a flood zone?
Flood zones are drawn street by street, so the answer depends on the address: look it up on FEMA’s flood map. In Perry County, 13% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.6% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Pleasant Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Pleasant Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Pleasant Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Pleasant Township’s residents lived in the 2020 census; OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. FEMA’s model is an average of expected damage, not a forecast. How hazard risk is graded.