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ZIP code 45764, Athens 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 36 NFIP claims for ZIP 45764 (Athens County, Ohio), with $110K paid on 23 claims since 1978.

That is 8.5% of the 422 claims recorded across Athens County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $5K, lower than the county average of $16K and the Ohio average of $17K.

FEMA counts 2 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 166 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.9% of residential structures.

36NFIP claims since 1978
23paid claims
$110Ktotal paid
$5Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 45764AthensOhioUS
Claims since 19783642228,4172,680,429
Share of claims paid64%82%78%78%
Average paid claim$5K$16K$17K$43K
Share of county claims8.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties2512,635—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 45764 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$120
1980s1$0
1990s9$29,417
2000s15$55,620
2010s8$24,953
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201832$12,420$6,210
201722$6,145$3,072
201521$2,076$2,076
201111$4,312$4,312
200821$1,544$1,544
200611$612$612
200586$47,315$7,886
200432$6,150$3,075
200110$0—
199786$29,417$4,903
199010$0—
198910$0—
197931$120$120

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: Athens County

Athens County has 638 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (41 in the last 12 months), 19 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 137; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 93 · Tornado: 4 · Flood: 137 · Wind: 255 · Winter: 72 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 45764?

36 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 23 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 45764?

$110K across 23 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $5K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 45764?

1997, with 8 claims and $29K paid.

What county is ZIP 45764 in?

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