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ZIP code 46383, 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 79 NFIP claims for ZIP 46383 (Porter County, Indiana), with $503K paid on 61 claims since 1978.

That is 42.2% of the 187 claims recorded across Porter County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $8K, lower than the county average of $17K and the Indiana average of $20K.

FEMA counts 7 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 118 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.2% of residential structures.

79NFIP claims since 1978
61paid claims
$503Ktotal paid
$8Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 46383PorterIndianaUS
Claims since 19787918719,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid77%72%79%78%
Average paid claim$8K$17K$20K$43K
Share of county claims42.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties7171,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 46383 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$2,663
1980s45$145,008
1990s10$58,548
2000s13$206,835
2010s7$73,488
2020s3$16,653
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202411$3,949$3,949
202122$12,704$6,352
201822$9,780$4,890
201443$63,708$21,236
201310$0—
200910$0—
20081010$166,746$16,675
200711$35,813$35,813
200511$4,276$4,276
199410$0—
199311$3,728$3,728
199210$0—
199111$1,039$1,039
199063$53,781$17,927
198721$436$436
198610$0—
198530$0—
19832018$103,454$5,747
198253$1,238$413
19811413$39,880$3,068
197911$2,663$2,663

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 46383?

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

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 46383?

$503K across 61 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $8K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 46383?

1983, with 20 claims and $103K paid.

What county is ZIP 46383 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.