Photo: Pubdog · Public domainLess hazard damage per building is expected in Lawrence Park Township than in 78% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Lawrence Park Township gets an A− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 78% of U.S. towns, #421 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (91%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
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 Lawrence Park 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 Lawrence Park Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 91% of the building damage FEMA expects in Lawrence Park Township, and Lawrence Park Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 52% of U.S. census tracts.
A− #421 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania; lower expected damage per building than 78% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Lawrence Park 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, Lawrence Park Township has less expected damage per building than 59% of Pennsylvania towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $612K a year in losses across Lawrence Park Township: $540K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Lawrence Park Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Lawrence Park Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Lawrence Park 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: Erie County.The storms Lawrence Park Township remembers
None of the 8 disasters declared for Erie County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Lawrence Park Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
Erie County has had 8 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often hurricanes and tropical storms, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Lawrence Park Township and its neighbors
Lawrence Park Township is 4th of the 4 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie | Aless damage than 91% | river and rain flooding | 39 |
| Harborcreek Township | Aless damage than 87% | river and rain flooding | 14 |
| Wesleyville | A−less damage than 82% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Lawrence Park Township | A−less damage than 78% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Northwest Harborcreek | — | a Census area inside a town; graded with the town | |
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 Lawrence Park 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 Lawrence Park Township
Is Lawrence Park Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Lawrence Park Township has lower expected damage per building than 78% of U.S. towns: A− for hazard risk, #421 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (91%). 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.
Is Lawrence Park 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 Erie County, 27% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Lawrence Park Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Lawrence Park Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Lawrence Park Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (91%), and Lawrence Park Township’s rate for it is higher than 52% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Lawrence Park Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Lawrence Park 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.