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ZIP code 45503, Clark 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 45503, in Clark County, Ohio, has 15 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 9 of them paid for a total of $14K.

That is 11% of the 136 claims recorded across Clark County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $2K, lower than the county average of $43K 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 275 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

15NFIP claims since 1978
9paid claims
$14Ktotal paid
$2Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 45503ClarkOhioUS
Claims since 19781513628,4172,680,429
Share of claims paid60%75%78%78%
Average paid claim$2K$43K$17K$43K
Share of county claims11.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1132,635—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 45503 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$1,404
1980s13$11,475
1990s0$0
2000s0$0
2010s1$829
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201811$829$829
198220$0—
198142$2,100$1,050
198075$9,376$1,875
197811$1,404$1,404

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: Clark County

Clark County has 663 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (36 in the last 12 months), 11 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 94; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 87 · Tornado: 33 · Flood: 94 · Wind: 298 · Winter: 130 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 45503?

15 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 9 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 45503?

$14K across 9 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $2K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 45503?

1980, with 7 claims and $9K paid.

What county is ZIP 45503 in?

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