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ZIP code 45342, Montgomery 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 18 NFIP claims for ZIP 45342 (Montgomery County, Ohio), with $65K paid on 7 claims since 1978.

That is 5.2% of the 347 claims recorded across Montgomery County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $9K, close to the county average of $10K and the Ohio average of $17K.

At county level FEMA counts 946 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

18NFIP claims since 1978
7paid claims
$65Ktotal paid
$9Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 45342MontgomeryOhioUS
Claims since 19781834728,4172,680,429
Share of claims paid39%61%78%78%
Average paid claim$9K$10K$17K$43K
Share of county claims5.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties0192,635—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 45342 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s4$34,631
1990s3$0
2000s4$11,186
2010s3$0
2020s4$18,701
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202032$18,701$9,350
201510$0—
201410$0—
201110$0—
200811$2,933$2,933
200611$991$991
200511$7,262$7,262
200210$0—
199310$0—
199210$0—
199110$0—
198932$34,631$17,316
198610$0—

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: Montgomery County

Montgomery County has 1,043 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (27 in the last 12 months), 13 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 130; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 207 · Tornado: 22 · Flood: 130 · Wind: 500 · Winter: 162 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 45342?

18 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 7 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 45342?

$65K across 7 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $9K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 45342?

1989, with 3 claims and $35K paid.

What county is ZIP 45342 in?

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