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ZIP code 42371, McLean 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 42371, in McLean County, Kentucky, has 54 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 51 of them paid for a total of $658K.

That is 40.3% of the 134 claims recorded across McLean County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $13K, lower than the county average of $17K and the Kentucky average of $22K.

FEMA counts 5 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 117 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.9% of residential structures.

54NFIP claims since 1978
51paid claims
$658Ktotal paid
$13Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 42371McLeanKentuckyUS
Claims since 19785413427,9472,680,429
Share of claims paid94%87%85%78%
Average paid claim$13K$17K$22K$43K
Share of county claims40.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties582,446—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 42371 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s7$25,065
1990s27$243,224
2000s0$0
2010s15$113,677
2020s5$276,401
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202555$276,401$55,280
201220$0—
20111111$106,921$9,720
201022$6,756$3,378
19972221$233,178$11,104
199411$1,051$1,051
199111$3,775$3,775
199033$5,220$1,740
198977$25,065$3,581

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: McLean County

McLean County has 631 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (26 in the last 12 months), 24 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 75; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 44 · Tornado: 8 · Flood: 75 · Wind: 126 · Winter: 109 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 42371?

54 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 51 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 42371?

$658K across 51 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $13K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 42371?

1997, with 22 claims and $233K paid.

What county is ZIP 42371 in?

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