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ZIP code 47201, Bartholomew 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 328 NFIP claims for ZIP 47201 (Bartholomew County, Indiana), with $11M paid on 291 claims since 1978.

That is 64.8% of the 506 claims recorded across Bartholomew County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $39K, close to the county average of $34K and the Indiana average of $20K.

FEMA counts 20 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 388 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.3% of residential structures.

328NFIP claims since 1978
291paid claims
$11Mtotal paid
$39Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 47201BartholomewIndianaUS
Claims since 197832850619,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid89%86%79%78%
Average paid claim$39K$34K$20K$43K
Share of county claims64.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties20301,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 47201 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$541
1980s6$1,894
1990s39$345,422
2000s240$9,664,400
2010s19$181,388
2020s23$1,207,739
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202611$2,943$2,943
20252015$440,832$29,389
202122$763,964$381,982
201933$41,317$13,772
201811$6,220$6,220
201555$90,899$18,180
201410$0—
201375$32,852$6,570
201122$10,100$5,050
2008207198$9,483,061$47,894
200710$0—
200611$796$796
20052422$169,757$7,716
200432$7,389$3,694
200232$3,399$1,699
200010$0—
199911$8,907$8,907
19982015$280,916$18,728
199711$1,064$1,064
199675$22,025$4,405
199410$0—
199364$20,354$5,089
199031$12,155$12,155
198231$26$26
198122$546$273
198011$1,322$1,322
197911$541$541

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: Bartholomew County

Bartholomew County has 420 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (15 in the last 12 months), 13 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 60; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 66 · Tornado: 20 · Flood: 60 · Wind: 206 · Winter: 39 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 47201?

328 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 291 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 47201?

$11M across 291 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $39K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 47201?

2008, with 207 claims and $9.5M paid.

What county is ZIP 47201 in?

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