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ZIP code 46733, Adams 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 46733, in Adams County, Indiana, has 103 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 90 of them paid for a total of $1.1M.

That is 86.6% of the 119 claims recorded across Adams County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $12K, close to the county average of $13K and the Indiana average of $20K.

FEMA counts 2 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 44 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.3% of residential structures.

103NFIP claims since 1978
90paid claims
$1.1Mtotal paid
$12Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 46733AdamsIndianaUS
Claims since 197810311919,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid87%87%79%78%
Average paid claim$12K$13K$20K$43K
Share of county claims86.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties231,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 46733 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$240
1980s11$18,191
1990s6$1,204
2000s69$958,260
2010s14$100,580
2020s2$3,907
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202411$3,128$3,128
202111$779$779
201610$0—
20151313$100,580$7,737
200822$2,548$1,274
200510$0—
200432$14,736$7,368
20036359$940,976$15,949
199910$0—
199610$0—
199232$704$352
199111$500$500
198911$3,462$3,462
198532$4,802$2,401
198254$7,740$1,935
198110$0—
198011$2,186$2,186
197911$240$240

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: Adams County

Adams County has 317 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (5 in the last 12 months), 17 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 15; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 78 · Tornado: 22 · Flood: 15 · Wind: 113 · Winter: 76 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 46733?

103 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 90 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 46733?

$1.1M across 90 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $12K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 46733?

2003, with 63 claims and $941K paid.

What county is ZIP 46733 in?

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