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ZIP code 41601, Floyd 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 113 NFIP claims for ZIP 41601 (Floyd County, Kentucky), with $1.7M paid on 97 claims since 1978.

That is 4.3% of the 2,618 claims recorded across Floyd County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $17K, close to the county average of $16K and the Kentucky average of $22K.

FEMA counts 7 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 577 residential flood policies in force, covering 3.4% of residential structures.

113NFIP claims since 1978
97paid claims
$1.7Mtotal paid
$17Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 41601FloydKentuckyUS
Claims since 19781132,61827,9472,680,429
Share of claims paid86%88%85%78%
Average paid claim$17K$16K$22K$43K
Share of county claims4.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties72592,446—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 41601 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s59$818,195
1990s11$25,938
2000s20$215,072
2010s6$107,842
2020s17$509,068
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20251211$343,945$31,268
202154$165,123$41,281
201554$19,491$4,873
201411$88,352$88,352
200986$94,668$15,778
20031210$120,404$12,040
199810$0—
199711$6,753$6,753
199443$17,960$5,987
199310$0—
199121$1,225$1,225
199020$0—
19845956$818,195$14,611

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: Floyd County

Floyd County has 744 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (4 in the last 12 months), 48 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 198; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 90 · Tornado: 2 · Flood: 198 · Wind: 259 · Winter: 150 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 41601?

113 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 97 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 41601?

$1.7M across 97 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $17K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 41601?

1984, with 59 claims and $818K paid.

What county is ZIP 41601 in?

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