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ZIP code 46221, 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.

ZIP code 46221, in Marion County, Indiana, has 61 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 40 of them paid for a total of $522K.

That is 2.6% of the 2,309 claims recorded across Marion County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $13K, close to the county average of $11K and the Indiana average of $20K.

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 2,066 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.7% of residential structures.

61NFIP claims since 1978
40paid claims
$522Ktotal paid
$13Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 46221MarionIndianaUS
Claims since 1978612,30919,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid66%72%79%78%
Average paid claim$13K$11K$20K$43K
Share of county claims2.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties22081,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 46221 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$715
1980s2$0
1990s10$19,049
2000s20$91,310
2010s23$396,604
2020s5$13,954
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202533$13,954$4,651
202410$0—
202010$0—
20152221$394,485$18,785
201311$2,118$2,118
200943$33,655$11,218
200831$4,719$4,719
200421$2,940$2,940
200397$49,997$7,142
200210$0—
200110$0—
199620$0—
199311$4,867$4,867
199120$0—
199051$14,182$14,182
198910$0—
198210$0—
197911$715$715

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 46221?

61 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 40 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 46221?

$522K across 40 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $13K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 46221?

2015, with 22 claims and $394K paid.

What county is ZIP 46221 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.