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ZIP code 46410, Lake 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 46410, in Lake County, Indiana, has 169 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 121 of them paid for a total of $1.1M.

That is 5.6% of the 3,013 claims recorded across Lake County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $9K, lower than the county average of $22K and the Indiana average of $20K.

FEMA counts 15 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 857 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

169NFIP claims since 1978
121paid claims
$1.1Mtotal paid
$9Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 46410LakeIndianaUS
Claims since 19781693,01319,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid72%75%79%78%
Average paid claim$9K$22K$20K$43K
Share of county claims5.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties151911,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 46410 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s6$11,536
1980s61$226,440
1990s12$64,280
2000s47$574,010
2010s20$126,551
2020s23$77,803
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
2026136$50,931$8,489
202421$4,758$4,758
202311$48$48
202211$2,808$2,808
202121$1,822$1,822
202043$17,436$5,812
201922$8,150$4,075
2018108$98,334$12,292
201522$4,005$2,002
201422$9,273$4,637
201321$4,585$4,585
201111$2,204$2,204
201010$0—
200920$0—
20083129$493,823$17,028
200776$66,989$11,165
200611$8,522$8,522
200410$0—
200321$1,309$1,309
200211$3,368$3,368
200110$0—
200010$0—
199711$597$597
199643$14,812$4,937
199320$0—
199053$48,871$16,290
198932$19,511$9,755
198810$0—
198721$11,745$11,745
198553$7,928$2,643
19831711$60,331$5,485
198286$16,877$2,813
19812419$109,313$5,753
198011$736$736
197943$6,330$2,110
197821$5,206$5,206

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: Lake County

Lake County has 860 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (64 in the last 12 months), 24 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 106; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 146 · Tornado: 53 · Flood: 106 · Wind: 408 · Winter: 87 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 46410?

169 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 121 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 46410?

$1.1M across 121 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $9K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 46410?

2008, with 31 claims and $494K paid.

What county is ZIP 46410 in?

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