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ZIP code 47106, Clark 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 7 NFIP claims for ZIP 47106 (Clark County, Indiana), with $66K paid on 5 claims since 1978.

That is 0.8% of the 860 claims recorded across Clark County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $13K, lower than the county average of $24K and the Indiana average of $20K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property 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 481 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.1% of residential structures.

7NFIP claims since 1978
5paid claims
$66Ktotal paid
$13Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 47106ClarkIndianaUS
Claims since 1978786019,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid71%86%79%78%
Average paid claim$13K$24K$20K$43K
Share of county claims0.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties11071,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 47106 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s0$0
2000s1$2,603
2010s6$63,423
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201921$12,370$12,370
201810$0—
201711$2,374$2,374
201511$47,498$47,498
201111$1,181$1,181
200811$2,603$2,603

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: Clark County

Clark County has 535 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (28 in the last 12 months), 20 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 100; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 121 · Tornado: 30 · Flood: 100 · Wind: 229 · Winter: 39 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 47106?

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

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 47106?

$66K across 5 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $13K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 47106?

2019, with 2 claims and $12K paid.

What county is ZIP 47106 in?

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