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ZIP code 46802, Allen 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 267 NFIP claims for ZIP 46802 (Allen County, Indiana), with $1.8M paid on 206 claims since 1978.

That is 16% of the 1,673 claims recorded across Allen County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $9K, lower than the county average of $12K and the Indiana average of $20K.

FEMA counts 14 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 507 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.4% of residential structures.

267NFIP claims since 1978
206paid claims
$1.8Mtotal paid
$9Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 46802AllenIndianaUS
Claims since 19782671,67319,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid77%79%79%78%
Average paid claim$9K$12K$20K$43K
Share of county claims16.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties14781,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 46802 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s7$86,094
1980s127$908,706
1990s26$147,323
2000s94$556,646
2010s12$100,182
2020s1$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202110$0—
201711$11,514$11,514
201521$6,951$6,951
201411$2,695$2,695
201375$76,304$15,261
201111$2,718$2,718
200933$35,838$11,946
2008109$129,119$14,347
200711$617$617
200610$0—
2005109$66,113$7,346
200497$135,709$19,387
20032919$65,957$3,471
20023126$123,293$4,742
199820$0—
199751$951$951
199241$18,037$18,037
199111$220$220
19901410$128,114$12,811
198911$324$324
198810$0—
198621$82$82
19854736$206,043$5,723
198410$0—
198311$323$323
19827164$701,294$10,958
198121$641$641
198010$0—
197876$86,094$14,349

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: Allen County

Allen County has 905 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (18 in the last 12 months), 18 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 39; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 249 · Tornado: 31 · Flood: 39 · Wind: 470 · Winter: 98 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 46802?

267 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 206 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 46802?

$1.8M across 206 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $9K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 46802?

1982, with 71 claims and $701K paid.

What county is ZIP 46802 in?

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