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ZIP code 44128, 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.

ZIP code 44128, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, has 19 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 11 of them paid for a total of $509K.

That is 1.1% of the 1,730 claims recorded across Cuyahoga County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $46K, higher than the county average of $28K and the Ohio average of $17K.

At county level FEMA counts 858 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.2% of residential structures.

19NFIP claims since 1978
11paid claims
$509Ktotal paid
$46Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 44128CuyahogaOhioUS
Claims since 1978191,73028,4172,680,429
Share of claims paid58%72%78%78%
Average paid claim$46K$28K$17K$43K
Share of county claims1.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties01342,635—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 44128 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$800
1980s1$1,741
1990s6$492,490
2000s3$1,022
2010s6$13,229
2020s1$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202010$0—
201711$1,296$1,296
201511$4,874$4,874
201422$7,059$3,530
201320$0—
200710$0—
200310$0—
200211$1,022$1,022
199810$0—
199454$492,490$123,122
198111$1,741$1,741
197910$0—
197811$800$800

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 44128?

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

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 44128?

$509K across 11 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $46K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 44128?

1994, with 5 claims and $492K paid.

What county is ZIP 44128 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.