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ZIP code 46714, Wells 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 37 NFIP claims for ZIP 46714 (Wells County, Indiana), with $655K paid on 30 claims since 1978.

That is 88.1% of the 42 claims recorded across Wells County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $22K, close to the county average of $22K and the Indiana average of $20K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property 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 37 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.3% of residential structures.

37NFIP claims since 1978
30paid claims
$655Ktotal paid
$22Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 46714WellsIndianaUS
Claims since 1978374219,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid81%81%79%78%
Average paid claim$22K$22K$20K$43K
Share of county claims88.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties121,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 46714 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s3$382
1990s5$18,905
2000s22$492,580
2010s7$142,859
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201922$48,202$24,101
201544$82,647$20,662
201311$12,010$12,010
200811$56,772$56,772
200510$0—
200410$0—
20031918$435,808$24,212
199911$868$868
199821$3,984$3,984
199710$0—
199311$14,054$14,054
198920$0—
198511$382$382

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: Wells County

Wells County has 340 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (10 in the last 12 months), 15 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 12; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 79 · Tornado: 17 · Flood: 12 · Wind: 144 · Winter: 77 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 46714?

37 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 30 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 46714?

$655K across 30 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $22K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 46714?

2003, with 19 claims and $436K paid.

What county is ZIP 46714 in?

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