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ZIP code 44125, Cuyahoga 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 409 NFIP claims for ZIP 44125 (Cuyahoga County, Ohio), with $6.9M paid on 348 claims since 1978.

That is 23.6% of the 1,730 claims recorded across Cuyahoga County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $20K, lower than the county average of $28K and the Ohio average of $17K.

FEMA counts 31 repetitive-loss properties and 6 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 858 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.2% of residential structures.

409NFIP claims since 1978
348paid claims
$6.9Mtotal paid
$20Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 44125CuyahogaOhioUS
Claims since 19784091,73028,4172,680,429
Share of claims paid85%72%78%78%
Average paid claim$20K$28K$17K$43K
Share of county claims23.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties311342,635—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 44125 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s61$613,003
1980s79$233,919
1990s92$1,230,501
2000s102$3,024,985
2010s63$1,506,787
2020s12$274,534
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$6,415$6,415
20201110$268,119$26,812
201821$18,747$18,747
201297$50,816$7,259
20115248$1,437,225$29,942
200911$2,365$2,365
200822$26,722$13,361
200721$11,408$11,408
20065958$2,584,880$44,567
200511$10,943$10,943
20042219$311,684$16,404
20031412$72,841$6,070
200011$4,141$4,141
199811$939$939
19971514$231,890$16,564
199622$25,759$12,880
199532$19,687$9,844
19942620$347,246$17,362
199233$133,161$44,387
199110$0—
19904133$471,819$14,298
19891916$165,081$10,318
198810$0—
198611$1,238$1,238
198440$0—
19832012$28,293$2,358
19812720$31,256$1,563
198075$8,051$1,610
19796157$613,003$10,754

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: Cuyahoga County

Cuyahoga County has 1,309 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (35 in the last 12 months), 19 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 128; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 299 · Tornado: 21 · Flood: 128 · Wind: 700 · Winter: 126 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 44125?

409 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 348 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 44125?

$6.9M across 348 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $20K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 44125?

1979, with 61 claims and $613K paid.

What county is ZIP 44125 in?

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