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ZIP code 46220, Marion 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 300 NFIP claims for ZIP 46220 (Marion County, Indiana), with $1.5M paid on 186 claims since 1978.

That is 13% of the 2,309 claims recorded across Marion County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $8K, lower than the county average of $11K and the Indiana average of $20K.

FEMA counts 25 repetitive-loss properties and 3 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 2,066 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.7% of residential structures.

300NFIP claims since 1978
186paid claims
$1.5Mtotal paid
$8Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 46220MarionIndianaUS
Claims since 19783002,30919,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid62%72%79%78%
Average paid claim$8K$11K$20K$43K
Share of county claims13.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties252081,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 46220 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s16$9,435
1980s18$28,837
1990s39$103,511
2000s117$622,587
2010s70$429,236
2020s40$299,972
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20263816$282,072$17,629
202511$17,901$17,901
202110$0—
201721$403$403
2016119$105,202$11,689
201511$814$814
201421$1,972$1,972
20131110$151,545$15,155
201220$0—
20113928$169,300$6,046
201020$0—
200910$0—
20082519$178,539$9,397
200721$3,167$3,167
20052217$85,743$5,044
200431$2,262$2,262
20036041$342,262$8,348
200231$10,614$10,614
200010$0—
199943$8,243$2,748
199842$4,890$2,445
199722$7,443$3,721
199510$0—
199311$22,139$22,139
199250$0—
199195$22,948$4,590
1990138$37,848$4,731
198922$1,712$856
198683$26,919$8,973
198551$206$206
198410$0—
198210$0—
198110$0—
197964$5,290$1,323
1978108$4,144$518

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: Marion County

Marion County has 1,218 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (32 in the last 12 months), 20 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 126; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 373 · Tornado: 47 · Flood: 126 · Wind: 556 · Winter: 68 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 46220?

300 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 186 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 46220?

$1.5M across 186 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $8K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 46220?

2003, with 60 claims and $342K paid.

What county is ZIP 46220 in?

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