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ZIP code 45801, Allen 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 39 NFIP claims for ZIP 45801 (Allen County, Ohio), with $335K paid on 25 claims since 1978.

That is 15.1% of the 259 claims recorded across Allen County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $13K, lower than the county average of $20K 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 163 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.4% of residential structures.

39NFIP claims since 1978
25paid claims
$335Ktotal paid
$13Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 45801AllenOhioUS
Claims since 19783925928,4172,680,429
Share of claims paid64%78%78%78%
Average paid claim$13K$20K$17K$43K
Share of county claims15.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties2252,635—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 45801 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$11,614
1990s1$5,851
2000s4$49,904
2010s28$253,087
2020s5$14,351
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202311$7,654$7,654
202222$4,410$2,205
202111$1,146$1,146
202011$1,142$1,142
201944$7,027$1,757
201833$27,860$9,287
2017101$861$861
201621$27,500$27,500
201542$89,074$44,537
201154$100,764$25,191
200911$6,173$6,173
200811$41,154$41,154
200510$0—
200411$2,577$2,577
199211$5,851$5,851
198111$11,614$11,614

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: Allen County

Allen County has 392 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (7 in the last 12 months), 10 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 13; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 64 · Tornado: 23 · Flood: 13 · Wind: 209 · Winter: 73 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 45801?

39 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 25 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 45801?

$335K across 25 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $13K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 45801?

2017, with 10 claims and $861 paid.

What county is ZIP 45801 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Allen 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.