Natural hazards · Conyngham

Conyngham, PA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Conyngham comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 3 claims here since 1983. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations

Expected damage

How exposed is Conyngham?

Low

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Conyngham to be higher than in 20% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding63%Cold waves14%Tornadoes6%Everything else18%

By hazard

What Conyngham faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Inland flooding

63% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 43% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Cold waves

14% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 47% of U.S. places

Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

6% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 44% of U.S. places

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingDroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.

Flood insurance claims

Does Conyngham flood?

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Conyngham, from FEMA’s records.

3paid claims since 1983

$39Kpaid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

19832026

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. Conyngham isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Luzerne County.

Disasters that hit Conyngham

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Conyngham itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Borough of Conyngham.

Brought FEMA money into ConynghamDeclared for Luzerne County only

2011

Tropical Storm Lee

2 households applied for aid $2K aid approved

2011

Hurricane Irene

1 household applied for aid $1K aid approved

2006

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides

4 households applied for aid $9K aid approved

2004

Tropical Depression Ivan

23 households applied for aid $31K aid approved

Luzerne County has had 19 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and floods.

About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.

Compared by rate“Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. Conyngham covers 1 census tract, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Conyngham’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Borough of Conyngham. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

FEMA’s expected losses across Conyngham total about $363K a year, counting buildings, people and crops.

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); 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. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.