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ZIP code 45714, Washington 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 45714, in Washington County, Ohio, has 171 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 140 of them paid for a total of $2.0M.

That is 13.1% of the 1,302 claims recorded across Washington County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $15K, close to the county average of $18K and the Ohio average of $17K.

FEMA counts 28 repetitive-loss properties and 5 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 278 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.2% of residential structures.

171NFIP claims since 1978
140paid claims
$2.0Mtotal paid
$15Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 45714WashingtonOhioUS
Claims since 19781711,30228,4172,680,429
Share of claims paid82%79%78%78%
Average paid claim$15K$18K$17K$43K
Share of county claims13.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties282032,635—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 45714 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s12$39,313
1980s8$13,693
1990s30$327,185
2000s95$1,269,330
2010s17$258,451
2020s9$140,655
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202631$24,155$24,155
202433$116,500$38,833
202330$0—
201911$2,493$2,493
201854$113,130$28,282
201722$5,977$2,989
201355$84,740$16,948
201144$52,110$13,027
20053328$341,489$12,196
20045648$916,329$19,090
200321$5,840$5,840
200210$0—
200032$5,672$2,836
199888$163,141$20,393
199732$2,333$1,166
199697$75,916$10,845
199466$43,662$7,277
199111$25,071$25,071
199033$17,062$5,687
198710$0—
198562$4,685$2,342
198011$9,008$9,008
19791211$39,313$3,574

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: Washington County

Washington County has 689 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (45 in the last 12 months), 20 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 216; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 105 · Tornado: 8 · Flood: 216 · Wind: 209 · Winter: 68 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 45714?

171 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 140 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 45714?

$2.0M across 140 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $15K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 45714?

2004, with 56 claims and $916K paid.

What county is ZIP 45714 in?

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