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ZIP code 41231, Martin 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 41231, in Martin County, Kentucky, has 86 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 80 of them paid for a total of $1.0M.

That is 18.6% of the 462 claims recorded across Martin County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $13K, lower than the county average of $18K and the Kentucky average of $22K.

FEMA counts 7 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 200 residential flood policies in force, covering 5% of residential structures.

86NFIP claims since 1978
80paid claims
$1.0Mtotal paid
$13Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 41231MartinKentuckyUS
Claims since 19788646227,9472,680,429
Share of claims paid93%82%85%78%
Average paid claim$13K$18K$22K$43K
Share of county claims18.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties7432,446—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 41231 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$6,800
1980s37$488,302
1990s0$0
2000s20$133,055
2010s1$5,782
2020s25$407,914
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20252019$362,595$19,084
202211$14,070$14,070
202144$31,250$7,812
201511$5,782$5,782
200477$69,146$9,878
20031010$58,581$5,858
200232$5,328$2,664
19843633$488,302$14,797
198210$0—
197833$6,800$2,267

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: Martin County

Martin County has 336 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (1 in the last 12 months), 37 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 60; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 44 · Tornado: 1 · Flood: 60 · Wind: 128 · Winter: 78 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 41231?

86 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 80 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 41231?

$1.0M across 80 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $13K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 41231?

1984, with 36 claims and $488K paid.

What county is ZIP 41231 in?

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