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ZIP code 45601, Ross 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 102 NFIP claims for ZIP 45601 (Ross County, Ohio), with $799K paid on 72 claims since 1978.

That is 81.6% of the 125 claims recorded across Ross County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $11K, close to the county average of $12K and the Ohio average of $17K.

FEMA counts 9 repetitive-loss properties 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 80 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.3% of residential structures.

102NFIP claims since 1978
72paid claims
$799Ktotal paid
$11Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 45601RossOhioUS
Claims since 197810212528,4172,680,429
Share of claims paid71%75%78%78%
Average paid claim$11K$12K$17K$43K
Share of county claims81.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties9122,635—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 45601 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s7$1,190
1980s8$5,102
1990s30$335,984
2000s52$419,188
2010s2$25,907
2020s3$11,741
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202311$7,472$7,472
202210$0—
202011$4,269$4,269
201811$20,168$20,168
201111$5,739$5,739
200843$25,434$8,478
200733$968$323
200643$22,328$7,443
20051814$244,777$17,484
200465$46,816$9,363
200311$7,612$7,612
2002107$66,207$9,458
200121$1,433$1,433
200042$3,613$1,807
199811$4,972$4,972
1997107$111,975$15,996
199610$0—
199531$15,854$15,854
199432$97,885$48,942
199299$99,515$11,057
199111$1,884$1,884
199022$3,899$1,949
198821$301$301
198210$0—
198122$4,002$2,001
198031$799$799
197951$1,080$1,080
197821$110$110

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: Ross County

Ross County has 590 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (22 in the last 12 months), 16 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 118; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 89 · Tornado: 16 · Flood: 118 · Wind: 233 · Winter: 119 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 45601?

102 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 72 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 45601?

$799K across 72 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $11K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 45601?

2005, with 18 claims and $245K paid.

What county is ZIP 45601 in?

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