Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0Storms, floods and disasters in Landingville
Landingville isn’t graded for hazard risk: Landingville has 208 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 5 claims here since 2004.
What Landingville 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
Hurricanes
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 Landingville flood? Rarely: 5 flood claims since 2004
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Landingville, from FEMA’s records.
- Tropical Storm Ivan1 claim · $3K
Landingville isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Schuylkill County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Landingville
Disasters that paid out in Landingville itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Borough of Landingville), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2006Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides9 households applied for aid$11K aid approved4 flood claims paid that year
Schuylkill County has had 20 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.
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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Manheim Township | Bless damage than 65% | river and rain flooding | 9 |
| West Brunswick Township | Bless damage than 59% | river and rain flooding | 11 |
| South Manheim Township | B−less damage than 53% | river and rain flooding | 6 |
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 Landingville 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.
- The season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August to mid-October.
- Bring in porch furniture and anything the wind can throw.
- Fill the gas tank and charge phones before the storm arrives.
- 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 Landingville
Does Landingville flood?
Flood insurance has paid 5 claims in Landingville since 2004, $128K in all. 1 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Tropical Storm Ivan (1).
Is Landingville 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 Schuylkill County, 17% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.0% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Landingville?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Landingville’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 Landingville?
By FEMA money that reached Landingville, Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides (2006): 9 households applied for aid, $11K approved. By flood claims, Tropical Storm Ivan: 1 paid, $3K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Landingville.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Landingville’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.