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ZIP code 45223, Hamilton 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 51 NFIP claims for ZIP 45223 (Hamilton County, Ohio), with $785K paid on 37 claims since 1978.

That is 2.6% of the 1,950 claims recorded across Hamilton County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $21K, close to the county average of $23K and the Ohio average of $17K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property and 0 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 876 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.4% of residential structures.

51NFIP claims since 1978
37paid claims
$785Ktotal paid
$21Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 45223HamiltonOhioUS
Claims since 1978511,95028,4172,680,429
Share of claims paid73%76%78%78%
Average paid claim$21K$23K$17K$43K
Share of county claims2.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties11882,635—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 45223 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s15$51,395
1980s15$137,270
1990s12$151,532
2000s4$0
2010s4$444,732
2020s1$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202010$0—
201822$437,793$218,897
201022$6,939$3,470
200810$0—
200310$0—
200210$0—
200010$0—
199820$0—
199710$0—
199633$101,883$33,961
199366$49,648$8,275
19821411$136,976$12,452
198011$294$294
19791411$51,330$4,666
197811$65$65

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: Hamilton County

Hamilton County has 1,159 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (22 in the last 12 months), 18 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 262; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 210 · Tornado: 18 · Flood: 262 · Wind: 478 · Winter: 141 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 45223?

51 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 37 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 45223?

$785K across 37 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $21K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 45223?

1979, with 14 claims and $51K paid.

What county is ZIP 45223 in?

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