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ZIP code 40444, Garrard County, Kentucky

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 19 NFIP claims for ZIP 40444 (Garrard County, Kentucky), with $907K paid on 17 claims since 1978.

That is 82.6% of the 23 claims recorded across Garrard County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $53K, close to the county average of $45K and the Kentucky average of $22K.

FEMA counts 4 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 22 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.3% of residential structures.

19NFIP claims since 1978
17paid claims
$907Ktotal paid
$53Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 40444GarrardKentuckyUS
Claims since 1978192327,9472,680,429
Share of claims paid89%91%85%78%
Average paid claim$53K$45K$22K$43K
Share of county claims82.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties442,446—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 40444 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s2$5,981
2000s0$0
2010s6$150,073
2020s11$751,343
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202566$459,071$76,512
202154$292,272$73,068
201511$1,432$1,432
201310$0—
201044$148,642$37,160
199711$3,795$3,795
199411$2,186$2,186

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: Garrard County

Garrard County has 224 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (12 in the last 12 months), 20 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 35; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 25 · Tornado: 11 · Flood: 35 · Wind: 116 · Winter: 31 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 40444?

19 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 17 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 40444?

$907K across 17 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $53K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 40444?

2025, with 6 claims and $459K paid.

What county is ZIP 40444 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Garrard County, Kentucky; 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.