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ZIP code 41002, Bracken 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.

ZIP code 41002, in Bracken County, Kentucky, has 111 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 101 of them paid for a total of $1.9M.

That is 98.2% of the 113 claims recorded across Bracken County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $19K, close to the county average of $19K and the Kentucky average of $22K.

FEMA counts 3 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 45 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.1% of residential structures.

111NFIP claims since 1978
101paid claims
$1.9Mtotal paid
$19Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 41002BrackenKentuckyUS
Claims since 197811111327,9472,680,429
Share of claims paid91%91%85%78%
Average paid claim$19K$19K$22K$43K
Share of county claims98.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties332,446—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 41002 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s19$31,023
1980s1$357
1990s75$1,764,312
2000s2$33,803
2010s7$22,882
2020s7$40,089
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202574$40,089$10,022
201822$5,158$2,579
201710$0—
201511$911$911
201132$16,813$8,407
200522$33,803$16,901
19977471$1,762,247$24,820
199611$2,065$2,065
198211$357$357
19791514$25,631$1,831
197843$5,392$1,797

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: Bracken County

Bracken County has 278 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (9 in the last 12 months), 18 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 38; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 18 · Tornado: 6 · Flood: 38 · Wind: 140 · Winter: 66 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 41002?

111 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 101 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 41002?

$1.9M across 101 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $19K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 41002?

1997, with 74 claims and $1.8M paid.

What county is ZIP 41002 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Bracken 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.