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ZIP code 47129, 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.

ZIP code 47129, in Clark County, Indiana, has 76 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 61 of them paid for a total of $1.3M.

That is 8.8% of the 860 claims recorded across Clark County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $21K, close to the county average of $24K and the Indiana average of $20K.

FEMA counts 4 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 481 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.1% of residential structures.

76NFIP claims since 1978
61paid claims
$1.3Mtotal paid
$21Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 47129ClarkIndianaUS
Claims since 19787686019,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid80%86%79%78%
Average paid claim$21K$24K$20K$43K
Share of county claims8.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties41071,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 47129 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s5$5,161
1980s5$17,223
1990s24$384,365
2000s13$390,358
2010s22$400,544
2020s7$98,324
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202564$98,324$24,581
202110$0—
201888$219,633$27,454
201554$61,442$15,360
201198$119,469$14,934
200997$390,358$55,765
200140$0—
19972422$384,365$17,471
198332$15,304$7,652
198211$1,018$1,018
198011$901$901
197854$5,161$1,290

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 47129?

76 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 61 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 47129?

$1.3M across 61 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $21K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 47129?

1997, with 24 claims and $384K paid.

What county is ZIP 47129 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.