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ZIP code 37412, Hamilton County, Tennessee

National Flood Insurance Program claims and payouts recorded for this ZIP code, with county context.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

ZIP code 37412, in Hamilton County, Tennessee, has 707 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 615 of them paid for a total of $14M.

That is 40.4% of the 1,748 claims recorded across Hamilton County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $22K, close to the county average of $21K and the Tennessee average of $33K.

FEMA counts 110 repetitive-loss properties and 20 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 1,269 residential flood policies in force, covering 1% of residential structures.

707NFIP claims since 1978
615paid claims
$14Mtotal paid
$22Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 37412HamiltonTennesseeUS
Claims since 19787071,74817,7062,680,429
Share of claims paid87%83%82%78%
Average paid claim$22K$21K$33K$43K
Share of county claims40.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1102231,600—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 37412 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s13$20,002
1980s39$86,061
1990s262$2,428,871
2000s312$8,611,044
2010s36$335,811
2020s45$2,024,783
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20253635$1,824,762$52,136
202211$59,300$59,300
202111$1,186$1,186
202075$139,535$27,907
201833$65,318$21,773
201611$14,357$14,357
20151313$161,476$12,421
201411$3,520$3,520
201322$10,667$5,334
201296$70,220$11,703
201152$8,529$4,265
201021$1,725$1,725
2009152143$5,055,578$35,354
200742$28,054$14,027
20043734$358,371$10,540
2003111102$3,121,597$30,604
200233$25,340$8,447
200110$0—
200043$22,104$7,368
199911$15,908$15,908
199832$28,132$14,066
199721$2,507$2,507
199611$3,054$3,054
19955141$361,013$8,805
1994117100$759,632$7,596
19908777$1,258,626$16,346
198911$1,649$1,649
1988105$20,241$4,048
198710$0—
198520$0—
198364$40,158$10,039
198242$9,925$4,963
19801510$14,088$1,409
19791211$18,060$1,642
197811$1,941$1,941

Claims are counted by year of loss as recorded in OpenFEMA's redacted NFIP claims file; amounts combine building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments. ZIP codes in the file are the policyholder's reported ZIP.

County context: Hamilton County

Hamilton County has 868 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (20 in the last 12 months), 25 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 85; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 168 · Tornado: 27 · Flood: 85 · Wind: 507 · Winter: 61 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 37412?

707 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 615 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 37412?

$14M across 615 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $22K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 37412?

2009, with 152 claims and $5.1M paid.

What county is ZIP 37412 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Hamilton County, Tennessee; ZIP codes can cross county lines. The county page carries the storm record, declarations and risk index for the area.

Provenance

OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (as of 8 Sep 2026) and NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026), aggregated by ZIP code and year of loss on this site; no property-level record is shown. County storm figures from NOAA NCEI through 30 Jun 2026. Built 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.