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ZIP code 37601, Washington 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 37601, in Washington County, Tennessee, has 53 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 41 of them paid for a total of $2.8M.

That is 34.9% of the 152 claims recorded across Washington County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $68K, higher than the county average of $49K and the Tennessee average of $33K.

FEMA counts 4 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 204 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.4% of residential structures.

53NFIP claims since 1978
41paid claims
$2.8Mtotal paid
$68Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 37601WashingtonTennesseeUS
Claims since 19785315217,7062,680,429
Share of claims paid77%82%82%78%
Average paid claim$68K$49K$33K$43K
Share of county claims34.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties4161,600—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 37601 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s6$17,997
1980s1$1,482
1990s6$36,213
2000s20$1,220,275
2010s16$1,107,598
2020s4$414,531
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202611$8,000$8,000
202422$58,414$29,207
202011$348,118$348,118
201931$3,959$3,959
201375$59,101$11,820
201265$1,044,538$208,908
200811$8,470$8,470
20031511$1,192,214$108,383
200211$12,549$12,549
200133$7,042$2,347
199822$33,976$16,988
199511$1,331$1,331
199421$906$906
199010$0—
198011$1,482$1,482
197965$17,997$3,599

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: Washington County

Washington County has 405 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (14 in the last 12 months), 16 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 46; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 56 · Tornado: 9 · Flood: 46 · Wind: 212 · Winter: 78 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 37601?

53 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 41 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 37601?

$2.8M across 41 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $68K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 37601?

2003, with 15 claims and $1.2M paid.

What county is ZIP 37601 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Washington 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.