Photo: Nyttend · Public domainOn FEMA’s figures, Connoquenessing Township faces less hazard damage per building than 96% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Connoquenessing Township gets an A+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 96% of U.S. towns, #111 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (92%). Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 1978.
Graded on FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value (NRI v1.20, December 2025), weighted by where residents live; flood claims are shown, not graded. How hazard risk is graded
What Connoquenessing 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.
What’s behind Connoquenessing Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 92% of the building damage FEMA expects in Connoquenessing Township, and Connoquenessing Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 72% of U.S. census tracts.
A+ #111 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania; lower expected damage per building than 96% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Connoquenessing Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
The typical Pennsylvania town has lower expected damage than 71% of U.S. towns; within the state, Connoquenessing Township has less expected damage per building than 89% of Pennsylvania towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $850K a year in losses across Connoquenessing Township: $769K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Connoquenessing Township flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 1978
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Connoquenessing Township, from FEMA’s records: 1.0 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 79% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- Tropical Storm Ivan1 claim · $18K
Connoquenessing 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: Butler County.The storms Connoquenessing Township remembers
None of the 8 disasters declared for Butler County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Connoquenessing Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 19781 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 20041 flood claims paidThe year of Tropical Depression Ivan, declared for Butler County
Butler County has had 8 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, then hurricanes and tropical storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Connoquenessing Township has the lowest expected damage per building of the 5 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connoquenessing Township | A+less damage than 96% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Butler Township | Aless damage than 94% | river and rain flooding | 107 |
| Franklin Township | Aless damage than 91% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Lancaster Township | Bless damage than 63% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Forward Township | C+more damage than 65% | river and rain flooding | 160 |
| Connoquenessing | — | 687 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
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 Connoquenessing 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Connoquenessing Township
Is Connoquenessing Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Connoquenessing Township has lower expected damage per building than 96% of U.S. towns: A+ for hazard risk, #111 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (92%). The figures are for the one census tract the town shares with its neighbors. This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Connoquenessing Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Connoquenessing Township since 1978, $18K in all, or 1.0 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 79% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Tropical Storm Ivan (1).
Is Connoquenessing 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 Butler County, 20% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.5% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Connoquenessing Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Connoquenessing Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
What was the biggest storm in Connoquenessing Township?
By flood claims, Tropical Storm Ivan: 1 paid, $18K.
Is Connoquenessing Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (92%), and Connoquenessing Township’s rate for it is lower than 72% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Connoquenessing Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Connoquenessing 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.