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ZIP code 37419, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 69 NFIP claims for ZIP 37419 (Hamilton County, Tennessee), with $1.1M paid on 62 claims since 1978.

That is 3.9% of the 1,748 claims recorded across Hamilton County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $18K, close to the county average of $21K and the Tennessee average of $33K.

FEMA counts 3 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property 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.

69NFIP claims since 1978
62paid claims
$1.1Mtotal paid
$18Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 37419HamiltonTennesseeUS
Claims since 1978691,74817,7062,680,429
Share of claims paid90%83%82%78%
Average paid claim$18K$21K$33K$43K
Share of county claims3.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties32231,600—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 37419 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$2,437
1980s24$199,502
1990s16$215,837
2000s16$579,809
2010s6$72,246
2020s5$32,327
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202054$32,327$8,082
201911$6,218$6,218
201822$42,318$21,159
201522$17,262$8,631
201411$6,448$6,448
20031616$579,809$36,238
199822$6,311$3,155
199511$9,457$9,457
199499$134,608$14,956
199044$65,461$16,365
19841612$146,386$12,199
198264$48,912$12,228
198022$4,204$2,102
197922$2,437$1,219

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 37419?

69 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 62 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 37419?

$1.1M across 62 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $18K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 37419?

1984, with 16 claims and $146K paid.

What county is ZIP 37419 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.