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ZIP code 38301, Madison 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 38301, in Madison County, Tennessee, has 105 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 90 of them paid for a total of $2.0M.

That is 60.7% of the 173 claims recorded across Madison County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $22K, close to the county average of $23K and the Tennessee average of $33K.

FEMA counts 9 repetitive-loss properties and 3 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 166 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.4% of residential structures.

105NFIP claims since 1978
90paid claims
$2.0Mtotal paid
$22Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 38301MadisonTennesseeUS
Claims since 197810517317,7062,680,429
Share of claims paid86%86%82%78%
Average paid claim$22K$23K$33K$43K
Share of county claims60.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties9161,600—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 38301 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s6$14,444
1980s23$166,546
1990s30$240,341
2000s12$214,507
2010s29$935,604
2020s5$406,369
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$145,951$145,951
202232$83,619$41,809
202111$176,798$176,798
201711$6,505$6,505
201611$6,999$6,999
201411$4,263$4,263
201311$2,129$2,129
201122$145,373$72,687
20102319$770,334$40,544
200911$4,166$4,166
200254$65,755$16,439
200165$144,586$28,917
199921$49,766$49,766
19971818$131,613$7,312
199244$31,510$7,878
199065$27,451$5,490
198911$1,324$1,324
198853$18,558$6,186
19871110$133,338$13,334
198411$4,328$4,328
198321$2,416$2,416
198211$700$700
198022$5,881$2,941
197964$14,444$3,611

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: Madison County

Madison County has 703 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (33 in the last 12 months), 24 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 83; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 156 · Tornado: 35 · Flood: 83 · Wind: 222 · Winter: 62 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 38301?

105 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 90 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 38301?

$2.0M across 90 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $22K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 38301?

2010, with 23 claims and $770K paid.

What county is ZIP 38301 in?

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