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ZIP code 46794, Noble 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 110 NFIP claims for ZIP 46794 (Noble County, Indiana), with $1.4M paid on 90 claims since 1978.

That is 48.7% of the 226 claims recorded across Noble County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $15K, close to the county average of $16K 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 192 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.9% of residential structures.

110NFIP claims since 1978
90paid claims
$1.4Mtotal paid
$15Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 46794NobleIndianaUS
Claims since 197811022619,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid82%80%79%78%
Average paid claim$15K$16K$20K$43K
Share of county claims48.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties15261,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 46794 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$8,931
1980s12$48,002
1990s28$152,659
2000s32$538,141
2010s36$645,960
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201911$21,540$21,540
201822$17,584$8,792
20171413$438,834$33,756
20151111$145,254$13,205
201332$13,816$6,908
201121$1,996$1,996
201032$6,937$3,468
2009108$138,602$17,325
20081613$377,049$29,004
200744$13,832$3,458
200621$8,658$8,658
199910$0—
199832$3,520$1,760
199633$6,356$2,119
199375$36,130$7,226
199211$20,000$20,000
199131$15,224$15,224
1990106$71,428$11,905
198522$5,495$2,747
198277$32,513$4,645
198133$9,994$3,331
197822$8,931$4,466

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: Noble County

Noble County has 423 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (5 in the last 12 months), 16 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 3; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 85 · Tornado: 15 · Flood: 3 · Wind: 211 · Winter: 100 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 46794?

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

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 46794?

$1.4M across 90 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $15K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 46794?

2008, with 16 claims and $377K paid.

What county is ZIP 46794 in?

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