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ZIP code 41501, Pike 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 41501, in Pike County, Kentucky, has 876 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 770 of them paid for a total of $22M.

That is 35.3% of the 2,480 claims recorded across Pike County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $29K, close to the county average of $26K and the Kentucky average of $22K.

FEMA counts 92 repetitive-loss properties and 18 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 927 residential flood policies in force, covering 3.5% of residential structures.

876NFIP claims since 1978
770paid claims
$22Mtotal paid
$29Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 41501PikeKentuckyUS
Claims since 19788762,48027,9472,680,429
Share of claims paid88%87%85%78%
Average paid claim$29K$26K$22K$43K
Share of county claims35.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties922022,446—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 41501 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s40$80,682
1980s324$4,005,659
1990s33$154,118
2000s166$3,930,650
2010s115$4,454,556
2020s198$9,448,116
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202611$22,783$22,783
2025138129$8,475,675$65,703
202410$0—
202332$19,524$9,762
20223530$688,424$22,947
20211916$240,154$15,010
202011$1,556$1,556
201877$140,588$20,084
201732$42,286$21,143
20152623$554,945$24,128
201454$80,988$20,247
201232$7,392$3,696
201153$39,330$13,110
20106664$3,589,027$56,079
20097773$3,109,532$42,596
200810$0—
200798$78,504$9,813
200511$13,439$13,439
200422$2,571$1,285
20033832$511,330$15,979
20022421$182,414$8,686
200166$15,321$2,553
200085$17,541$3,508
199852$8,612$4,306
199797$47,068$6,724
199698$47,164$5,896
199544$37,573$9,393
199444$13,700$3,425
199120$0—
19893531$208,110$6,713
198730$0—
1984230200$3,508,920$17,545
198321$2,633$2,633
1982106$39,835$6,639
19813838$243,382$6,405
198064$2,778$695
19792418$34,949$1,942
19781615$45,733$3,049

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: Pike County

Pike County has 990 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (3 in the last 12 months), 47 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 186; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 138 · Tornado: 2 · Flood: 186 · Wind: 434 · Winter: 181 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 41501?

876 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 770 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 41501?

$22M across 770 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $29K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 41501?

1984, with 230 claims and $3.5M paid.

What county is ZIP 41501 in?

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