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ZIP code 45014, Butler 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 235 NFIP claims for ZIP 45014 (Butler County, Ohio), with $1.3M paid on 182 claims since 1978.

That is 49.6% of the 474 claims recorded across Butler County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $7K, lower than the county average of $13K and the Ohio average of $17K.

FEMA counts 21 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 607 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

235NFIP claims since 1978
182paid claims
$1.3Mtotal paid
$7Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 45014ButlerOhioUS
Claims since 197823547428,4172,680,429
Share of claims paid77%75%78%78%
Average paid claim$7K$13K$17K$43K
Share of county claims49.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties21422,635—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 45014 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s76$255,962
1980s46$56,478
1990s55$290,915
2000s48$637,065
2010s6$33,169
2020s4$48,843
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202232$48,843$24,421
202010$0—
201910$0—
201810$0—
201711$1,481$1,481
201510$0—
201211$31,688$31,688
201010$0—
200820$0—
200710$0—
200611$645$645
20033934$622,828$18,318
200154$13,592$3,398
19983025$183,740$7,350
199620$0—
199521$17,367$17,367
19921812$77,655$6,471
199031$12,154$12,154
198983$7,575$2,525
198610$0—
198321$265$265
198266$5,352$892
198110$0—
19802825$43,286$1,731
19797665$255,962$3,938

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: Butler County

Butler County has 801 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (21 in the last 12 months), 14 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 117; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 159 · Tornado: 26 · Flood: 117 · Wind: 331 · Winter: 140 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 45014?

235 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 182 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 45014?

$1.3M across 182 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $7K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 45014?

1979, with 76 claims and $256K paid.

What county is ZIP 45014 in?

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