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ZIP code 45875, Putnam 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 45875, in Putnam County, Ohio, has 440 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 378 of them paid for a total of $10.0M.

That is 95.4% of the 461 claims recorded across Putnam County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $26K, close to the county average of $26K and the Ohio average of $17K.

FEMA counts 22 repetitive-loss properties and 4 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 110 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.8% of residential structures.

440NFIP claims since 1978
378paid claims
$10.0Mtotal paid
$26Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 45875PutnamOhioUS
Claims since 197844046128,4172,680,429
Share of claims paid86%86%78%78%
Average paid claim$26K$26K$17K$43K
Share of county claims95.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties22242,635—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 45875 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$1,695
1980s55$292,963
1990s48$260,343
2000s272$8,851,323
2010s61$544,123
2020s2$1,739
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202311$1,739$1,739
201910$0—
201733$37,709$12,570
201610$0—
201520$0—
20132724$224,556$9,357
20112720$281,858$14,093
20093427$252,765$9,362
20084334$411,594$12,106
2007188182$8,168,100$44,880
200565$17,928$3,586
200311$936$936
19973728$234,806$8,386
199221$13,397$13,397
199096$12,140$2,023
198722$46,357$23,179
198571$2,291$2,291
198243$9,554$3,185
19814137$232,840$6,293
198011$1,921$1,921
197822$1,695$847

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: Putnam County

Putnam County has 400 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (7 in the last 12 months), 13 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 19; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 88 · Tornado: 26 · Flood: 19 · Wind: 181 · Winter: 79 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 45875?

440 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 378 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 45875?

$10.0M across 378 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $26K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 45875?

2007, with 188 claims and $8.2M paid.

What county is ZIP 45875 in?

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