Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Storms, floods and disasters in Mapleton
Mapleton isn’t graded for hazard risk: Mapleton has 398 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 3 claims here since 1984.
What Mapleton 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 Mapleton flood? Rarely: 3 flood claims since 1984
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Mapleton, from FEMA’s records.
- Tropical Storm Ivan1 claim · $8K
Mapleton isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Huntingdon County.The storms Mapleton remembers
None of the 13 disasters declared for Huntingdon County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Mapleton itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 19841 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 19961 flood claims paidThe year of Flooding Associated with Tropical Depression Fran, declared for Huntingdon County
- 20041 flood claims paidThe year of Tropical Depression Ivan, declared for Huntingdon County
Huntingdon County has had 13 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.
Old photos of Mapleton after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Township | Cmore damage than 74% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Union Township | — | 919 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 Mapleton 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 Mapleton
Does Mapleton flood?
Flood insurance has paid 3 claims in Mapleton since 1984, $13K in all. 1 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Tropical Storm Ivan (1).
Is Mapleton 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 Huntingdon County, 17% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Mapleton?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Mapleton’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 Mapleton?
By flood claims, Tropical Storm Ivan: 1 paid, $8K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Mapleton.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Mapleton’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.