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ZIP code 45614, Gallia 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 13 NFIP claims for ZIP 45614 (Gallia County, Ohio), with $65K paid on 11 claims since 1978.

That is 7.4% of the 176 claims recorded across Gallia County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $6K, lower than the county average of $12K 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 124 residential flood policies in force, covering 1% of residential structures.

13NFIP claims since 1978
11paid claims
$65Ktotal paid
$6Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 45614GalliaOhioUS
Claims since 19781317628,4172,680,429
Share of claims paid85%80%78%78%
Average paid claim$6K$12K$17K$43K
Share of county claims7.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1162,635—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 45614 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$6,644
1980s3$2,277
1990s4$21,036
2000s2$31,579
2010s1$3,957
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201411$3,957$3,957
200311$12,112$12,112
200011$19,467$19,467
199821$2,311$2,311
199722$18,725$9,363
198033$2,277$759
197922$6,644$3,322
197810$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: Gallia County

Gallia County has 507 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (23 in the last 12 months), 17 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 113; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 82 · Tornado: 8 · Flood: 113 · Wind: 158 · Winter: 60 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 45614?

13 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 11 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 45614?

$65K across 11 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $6K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 45614?

1980, with 3 claims and $2K paid.

What county is ZIP 45614 in?

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