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ZIP code 46240, 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 676 NFIP claims for ZIP 46240 (Marion County, Indiana), with $6.6M paid on 536 claims since 1978.

That is 29.3% of the 2,309 claims recorded across Marion County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $12K, close to the county average of $11K and the Indiana average of $20K.

FEMA counts 71 repetitive-loss properties and 20 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.

676NFIP claims since 1978
536paid claims
$6.6Mtotal paid
$12Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 46240MarionIndianaUS
Claims since 19786762,30919,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid79%72%79%78%
Average paid claim$12K$11K$20K$43K
Share of county claims29.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties712081,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 46240 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s10$14,824
1980s69$212,496
1990s193$1,647,120
2000s249$2,273,459
2010s77$1,120,232
2020s78$1,297,395
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20267838$1,297,395$34,142
201765$45,249$9,050
201644$45,455$11,364
201554$128,672$32,168
201420$0—
20132828$372,512$13,304
20113231$528,344$17,043
200910$0—
2008129$164,133$18,237
20071616$126,853$7,928
20059683$1,166,633$14,056
200411$6,129$6,129
20039879$685,178$8,673
20022518$124,534$6,919
19993125$239,992$9,600
199831$5,937$5,937
199753$12,372$4,124
199610$0—
199432$34,645$17,323
19932117$104,910$6,171
199286$18,010$3,002
1991129$37,249$4,139
199010997$1,194,005$12,309
198974$6,662$1,665
198710$0—
198643$17,394$5,798
19853630$156,170$5,206
198210$0—
19802016$32,270$2,017
197943$6,527$2,176
197864$8,297$2,074

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 46240?

676 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 536 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 46240?

$6.6M across 536 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $12K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 46240?

1990, with 109 claims and $1.2M paid.

What county is ZIP 46240 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.