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ZIP code 43739, Perry County, Ohio

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 11 NFIP claims for ZIP 43739 (Perry County, Ohio), with $198K paid on 10 claims since 1978.

That is 8% of the 137 claims recorded across Perry County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $20K, close to the county average of $17K and the Ohio average of $17K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property 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 88 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.6% of residential structures.

11NFIP claims since 1978
10paid claims
$198Ktotal paid
$20Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 43739PerryOhioUS
Claims since 19781113728,4172,680,429
Share of claims paid91%78%78%78%
Average paid claim$20K$17K$17K$43K
Share of county claims8.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties162,635—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 43739 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$884
1980s0$0
1990s0$0
2000s3$49,373
2010s6$130,213
2020s1$17,355
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202611$17,355$17,355
201765$130,213$26,043
200822$46,602$23,301
200411$2,771$2,771
197811$884$884

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: Perry County

Perry County has 551 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (37 in the last 12 months), 19 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 67; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 69 · Tornado: 12 · Flood: 67 · Wind: 258 · Winter: 71 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 43739?

11 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 10 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 43739?

$198K across 10 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $20K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 43739?

2017, with 6 claims and $130K paid.

What county is ZIP 43739 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Perry County, Ohio; 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.