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ZIP code 46746, LaGrange 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 46746, in LaGrange County, Indiana, has 5 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 3 of them paid for a total of $37K.

That is 11.1% of the 45 claims recorded across LaGrange County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $12K, lower than the county average of $16K and the Indiana average of $20K.

At county level FEMA counts 172 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.8% of residential structures.

5NFIP claims since 1978
3paid claims
$37Ktotal paid
$12Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 46746LaGrangeIndianaUS
Claims since 197854519,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid60%87%79%78%
Average paid claim$12K$16K$20K$43K
Share of county claims11.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties031,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 46746 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s0$0
2000s2$30,146
2010s3$6,770
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201910$0—
201822$6,770$3,385
200910$0—
200811$30,146$30,146

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: LaGrange County

LaGrange County has 329 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (12 in the last 12 months), 12 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 4; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 38 · Tornado: 16 · Flood: 4 · Wind: 164 · Winter: 101 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 46746?

5 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 3 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 46746?

$37K across 3 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $12K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 46746?

2018, with 2 claims and $7K paid.

What county is ZIP 46746 in?

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