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ZIP code 45056, 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 19 NFIP claims for ZIP 45056 (Butler County, Ohio), with $350K paid on 14 claims since 1978.

That is 4% of the 474 claims recorded across Butler County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $25K, higher than the county average of $13K and the Ohio average of $17K.

At county level FEMA counts 607 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

19NFIP claims since 1978
14paid claims
$350Ktotal paid
$25Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 45056ButlerOhioUS
Claims since 19781947428,4172,680,429
Share of claims paid74%75%78%78%
Average paid claim$25K$13K$17K$43K
Share of county claims4.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties0422,635—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 45056 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s2$12,698
1990s4$202,819
2000s6$61,552
2010s4$44,514
2020s3$28,041
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202211$8,214$8,214
202111$16,165$16,165
202011$3,662$3,662
201810$0—
201622$44,514$22,257
201510$0—
200811$5,107$5,107
200353$56,446$18,815
199822$201,503$100,751
199610$0—
199011$1,316$1,316
198911$7,427$7,427
198311$5,271$5,271

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 45056?

19 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 14 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 45056?

$350K across 14 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $25K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 45056?

2003, with 5 claims and $56K paid.

What county is ZIP 45056 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.