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ZIP Code 40205, Jefferson County, Kentucky Flood insurance claims (NFIP) on record, by year of loss

This page is a ZIP Code record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

OpenFEMA has 212 NFIP claims on record for ZIP Code 40205 from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026.

The NFIP paid $2.2 million on these claims.

The site puts ZIP Code 40205 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, because most of its claims have the code of that county.

It is derived from the National Flood Insurance Program system of record, staged in the program's reporting platform and redacted to protect policy holder personally identifiable information.

5-digit Postal Zip Code of the insured property as reported by WYO partners

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

Date of the data: OpenFEMA NFIP claims through .

Claims by year of loss

NFIP claims in ZIP Code 40205 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1970s01313
1980s011921002723
1990s0050010500056
2000s2020004614863
2010s100230190014057
2020s0000000 (part of the year)0

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

NFIP claims in ZIP Code 40205 by year of loss, with the amount paid (OpenFEMA, through 8 Sep 2026)
Year of lossClaimsClaims with a paymentAmount paid
20181412$196,805
20151918$301,788
20132318$306,886
20101not shownnot shown
200987$39,115
20084not shownnot shown
20071not shownnot shown
20064642$668,985
20022not shownnot shown
20002not shownnot shown
19975041$637,672
19951not shownnot shown
19925not shownnot shown
198976$15,524
19882not shownnot shown
19851not shownnot shown
19842not shownnot shown
19839not shownnot shown
19821not shownnot shown
19811not shownnot shown
1979136$6,797
All years212165$2,228,327

A year with fewer than 5 claims shows the count of claims and no amount. A year with 1 to 4 claims with a payment shows no amount either. Such an amount could point to one property. The amount is the sum of the building, contents and increased cost of compliance payments.

A ZIP Code in the NFIP file is the ZIP Code that the policyholder reports. How FEMA redacts NFIP claims

This dataset is not intended to be an official federal report, and should not be considered an official federal report.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

FEMA cannot verify the quality and/or timeliness of any data or any analysis derived therefrom after the data has been retrieved from FEMA.gov.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions, copied on . The page gives: last updated 2025-01-22.

The county: Jefferson County

Storm events, disaster declarations and the National Risk Index are records for a county. The page of Jefferson County has them.

NFIP claims and flood events: ZIP Code 40205 beside Jefferson County and the total of the counties of Kentucky
MeasureZIP Code 40205JeffersonAll counties of Kentucky
NFIP claims, 1978 to 20262125,55727,378
Claims for each 1,000 policies in force, 2016 to 2025no figure219.0375.7
Flood events on record (NCEI), 1996 to 2026no figure2458,294

The column of the state totals the counties. FEMA gives the policies in force for a county and not for a ZIP Code. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only. NCEI records storm events for a county or a forecast zone.

Official channels

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Cite this page

County Hazards. "Flood insurance claims on record for ZIP Code 40205". https://countyhazards.com/zip/40205/. Data: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026. Page made on .

Questions

Which year of loss has the most NFIP claims in ZIP Code 40205?
1997 has 50 claims of the 212 claims on record from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026.
Does this page show the claims of one property?
No. FEMA redacts the claims file to protect policy holders. This page shows totals for the ZIP Code.
How many NFIP claims are on record for Jefferson County?
OpenFEMA has 5,557 NFIP claims on record for Jefferson County from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026. ZIP Code 40205 has 212 of them.
Is ZIP Code 40205 in one county only?
A ZIP Code can be in more than one county. The site puts a ZIP Code in the county that most of its claims name.