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ZIP code 44077, 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 240 NFIP claims for ZIP 44077 (Lake County, Ohio), with $6.2M paid on 207 claims since 1978.

That is 27.2% of the 882 claims recorded across Lake County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $30K, higher than the county average of $18K and the Ohio average of $17K.

FEMA counts 14 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property 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.

240NFIP claims since 1978
207paid claims
$6.2Mtotal paid
$30Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 44077LakeOhioUS
Claims since 197824088228,4172,680,429
Share of claims paid86%78%78%78%
Average paid claim$30K$18K$17K$43K
Share of county claims27.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties14852,635—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 44077 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s39$447,484
1980s56$257,831
1990s4$48,595
2000s105$4,975,342
2010s33$440,083
2020s3$10,099
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202521$10,099$10,099
202310$0—
201911$15,621$15,621
201822$26,188$13,094
201721$7,014$7,014
201532$42,170$21,085
201411$19,591$19,591
20131413$261,223$20,094
2011105$68,276$13,655
200911$17,525$17,525
200811$13,598$13,598
200721$38,624$38,624
20069895$4,890,987$51,484
200511$13,526$13,526
200421$1,082$1,082
199611$765$765
199433$47,830$15,943
198942$6,498$3,249
198811$1,473$1,473
198721$2,759$2,759
198653$14,703$4,901
198541$1,113$1,113
198454$10,817$2,704
198211$393$393
19813330$218,226$7,274
198011$1,848$1,848
197996$14,517$2,419
19783027$432,967$16,036

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 44077?

240 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 207 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 44077?

$6.2M across 207 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $30K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 44077?

2006, with 98 claims and $4.9M paid.

What county is ZIP 44077 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.