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ZIP code 38370, Hardin 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 38370, in Hardin County, Tennessee, has 50 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 43 of them paid for a total of $621K.

That is 23.9% of the 209 claims recorded across Hardin County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $14K, lower than the county average of $21K and the Tennessee average of $33K.

FEMA counts 5 repetitive-loss properties and 0 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 152 residential flood policies in force, covering 1% of residential structures.

50NFIP claims since 1978
43paid claims
$621Ktotal paid
$14Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 38370HardinTennesseeUS
Claims since 19785020917,7062,680,429
Share of claims paid86%87%82%78%
Average paid claim$14K$21K$33K$43K
Share of county claims23.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties5221,600—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 38370 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s10$31,439
1990s22$86,695
2000s10$94,807
2010s8$408,175
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201976$408,175$68,029
201010$0—
200455$69,669$13,934
200333$22,188$7,396
200221$2,951$2,951
199211$542$542
199187$13,851$1,979
19901312$72,301$6,025
198444$24,534$6,134
198322$4,219$2,109
198042$2,687$1,343

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: Hardin County

Hardin County has 433 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (30 in the last 12 months), 28 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 38; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 82 · Tornado: 21 · Flood: 38 · Wind: 123 · Winter: 42 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 38370?

50 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 43 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 38370?

$621K across 43 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $14K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 38370?

1990, with 13 claims and $72K paid.

What county is ZIP 38370 in?

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