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ZIP code 46341, Porter 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 36 NFIP claims for ZIP 46341 (Porter County, Indiana), with $690K paid on 27 claims since 1978.

That is 19.3% of the 187 claims recorded across Porter County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $26K, 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 118 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.2% of residential structures.

36NFIP claims since 1978
27paid claims
$690Ktotal paid
$26Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 46341PorterIndianaUS
Claims since 19783618719,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid75%72%79%78%
Average paid claim$26K$17K$20K$43K
Share of county claims19.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1171,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 46341 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s2$4,871
1990s6$11,449
2000s18$402,821
2010s10$271,264
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201876$234,411$39,069
201510$0—
201410$0—
201211$36,853$36,853
200922$29,394$14,697
20081513$373,427$28,725
200210$0—
199710$0—
199632$3,441$1,721
199021$8,008$8,008
198311$2,358$2,358
198211$2,512$2,512

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: Porter County

Porter County has 614 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (46 in the last 12 months), 16 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 64; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 91 · Tornado: 29 · Flood: 64 · Wind: 284 · Winter: 94 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 46341?

36 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 27 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 46341?

$690K across 27 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $26K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 46341?

2008, with 15 claims and $373K paid.

What county is ZIP 46341 in?

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