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ZIP code 42320, Ohio 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 42320, in Ohio County, Kentucky, has 8 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 4 of them paid for a total of $140K.

That is 53.3% of the 15 claims recorded across Ohio County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $35K, higher than the county average of $20K and the Kentucky average of $22K.

At county level FEMA counts 22 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.2% of residential structures.

8NFIP claims since 1978
4paid claims
$140Ktotal paid
$35Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 42320OhioKentuckyUS
Claims since 197881527,9472,680,429
Share of claims paid50%60%85%78%
Average paid claim$35K$20K$22K$43K
Share of county claims53.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties012,446—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 42320 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s3$3,252
1990s1$0
2000s0$0
2010s2$5,230
2020s2$131,254
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$99,000$99,000
202011$32,254$32,254
201610$0—
201111$5,230$5,230
199710$0—
198910$0—
198321$3,252$3,252

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: Ohio County

Ohio County has 402 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (10 in the last 12 months), 31 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 101; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 75 · Tornado: 14 · Flood: 101 · Wind: 174 · Winter: 32 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 42320?

8 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 4 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 42320?

$140K across 4 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $35K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 42320?

1983, with 2 claims and $3K paid.

What county is ZIP 42320 in?

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