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ZIP code 47130, 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 47130, in Clark County, Indiana, has 523 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 440 of them paid for a total of $11M.

That is 60.8% of the 860 claims recorded across Clark County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $24K, close to the county average of $24K and the Indiana average of $20K.

FEMA counts 63 repetitive-loss properties and 17 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.

523NFIP claims since 1978
440paid claims
$11Mtotal paid
$24Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 47130ClarkIndianaUS
Claims since 197852386019,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid84%86%79%78%
Average paid claim$24K$24K$20K$43K
Share of county claims60.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties631071,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 47130 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s44$69,197
1980s34$54,100
1990s187$3,149,196
2000s54$649,195
2010s143$3,533,738
2020s61$3,298,184
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20255856$3,251,669$58,066
202211$8,782$8,782
202111$33,378$33,378
202011$4,354$4,354
20187161$2,636,303$43,218
201720$0—
201610$0—
20153028$441,763$15,777
201410$0—
201311$8,378$8,378
20113731$447,294$14,429
20091713$237,407$18,262
200822$21,105$10,553
2006139$267,375$29,708
200565$41,714$8,343
200410$0—
200233$13,137$4,379
200175$51,805$10,361
200054$16,651$4,163
199811$32,220$32,220
1997143116$2,822,094$24,328
19961916$149,971$9,373
199521$4,154$4,154
199433$12,681$4,227
199310$0—
199244$19,283$4,821
199199$79,987$8,887
199055$28,806$5,761
198998$27,523$3,440
198820$0—
198510$0—
198421$714$714
19831110$17,551$1,755
198233$2,769$923
198121$2,111$2,111
198042$3,431$1,715
1979119$13,790$1,532
19783330$55,408$1,847

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 47130?

523 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 440 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 47130?

$11M across 440 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $24K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 47130?

1997, with 143 claims and $2.8M paid.

What county is ZIP 47130 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.