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ZIP code 44057, Lake 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 30 NFIP claims for ZIP 44057 (Lake County, Ohio), with $329K paid on 22 claims since 1978.

That is 3.4% of the 882 claims recorded across Lake County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $15K, close to the county average of $18K and the Ohio average of $17K.

FEMA counts 3 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 407 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

30NFIP claims since 1978
22paid claims
$329Ktotal paid
$15Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 44057LakeOhioUS
Claims since 19783088228,4172,680,429
Share of claims paid73%78%78%78%
Average paid claim$15K$18K$17K$43K
Share of county claims3.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3852,635—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 44057 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$2,330
1980s4$35,103
1990s3$11,773
2000s7$97,480
2010s9$146,432
2020s4$36,334
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202332$36,334$18,167
202210$0—
201711$45,558$45,558
201411$27,756$27,756
201176$73,118$12,186
200654$90,153$22,538
200411$6,538$6,538
200211$789$789
199810$0—
199721$11,773$11,773
198911$1,203$1,203
198621$33,900$33,900
198410$0—
197933$2,330$777

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: Lake County

Lake County has 607 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (10 in the last 12 months), 15 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 51; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 98 · Tornado: 5 · Flood: 51 · Wind: 304 · Winter: 127 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 44057?

30 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 22 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 44057?

$329K across 22 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $15K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 44057?

2011, with 7 claims and $73K paid.

What county is ZIP 44057 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Lake 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.