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ZIP code 46037, Hamilton County, Indiana

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 46037 (Hamilton County, Indiana), with $220K paid on 7 claims since 1978.

That is 2.6% of the 497 claims recorded across Hamilton County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $31K, higher than the county average of $17K and the Indiana average of $20K.

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 523 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

13NFIP claims since 1978
7paid claims
$220Ktotal paid
$31Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 46037HamiltonIndianaUS
Claims since 19781349719,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid54%68%79%78%
Average paid claim$31K$17K$20K$43K
Share of county claims2.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1431,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 46037 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s0$0
2000s6$67,270
2010s4$153,084
2020s3$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
202410$0—
202010$0—
201711$64,570$64,570
201510$0—
201122$88,513$44,257
200511$9,836$9,836
200353$57,433$19,144

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: Hamilton County

Hamilton County has 709 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (27 in the last 12 months), 21 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 79; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 187 · Tornado: 30 · Flood: 79 · Wind: 291 · Winter: 46 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 46037?

13 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 7 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 46037?

$220K across 7 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $31K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 46037?

2003, with 5 claims and $57K paid.

What county is ZIP 46037 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Hamilton County, Indiana; 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.