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ZIP code 47403, Monroe 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 40 NFIP claims for ZIP 47403 (Monroe County, Indiana), with $1.9M paid on 30 claims since 1978.

That is 31.7% of the 126 claims recorded across Monroe County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $62K, higher than the county average of $40K and the Indiana average of $20K.

FEMA counts 7 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 169 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.4% of residential structures.

40NFIP claims since 1978
30paid claims
$1.9Mtotal paid
$62Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 47403MonroeIndianaUS
Claims since 19784012619,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid75%76%79%78%
Average paid claim$62K$40K$20K$43K
Share of county claims31.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties7141,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 47403 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s3$1,950
2000s7$30,205
2010s14$231,822
2020s16$1,608,049
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202611$6,927$6,927
202522$174,810$87,405
202310$0—
20211212$1,426,312$118,859
201986$98,386$16,398
201363$133,436$44,479
200833$22,139$7,380
200621$5,100$5,100
200411$2,966$2,966
200110$0—
199620$0—
199511$1,950$1,950

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: Monroe County

Monroe County has 454 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (22 in the last 12 months), 16 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 50; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 115 · Tornado: 24 · Flood: 50 · Wind: 200 · Winter: 41 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 47403?

40 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 30 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 47403?

$1.9M across 30 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $62K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 47403?

2021, with 12 claims and $1.4M paid.

What county is ZIP 47403 in?

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