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ZIP code 47432, Orange 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 22 NFIP claims for ZIP 47432 (Orange County, Indiana), with $773K paid on 18 claims since 1978.

That is 19.5% of the 113 claims recorded across Orange County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $43K, higher than the county average of $15K and the Indiana average of $20K.

FEMA counts 3 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 29 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.3% of residential structures.

22NFIP claims since 1978
18paid claims
$773Ktotal paid
$43Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 47432OrangeIndianaUS
Claims since 19782211319,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid82%80%79%78%
Average paid claim$43K$15K$20K$43K
Share of county claims19.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3141,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 47432 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s2$13,660
1990s4$11,280
2000s9$665,498
2010s6$82,891
2020s1$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202210$0—
201711$1,437$1,437
201511$8,154$8,154
201311$57,809$57,809
201133$15,492$5,164
200854$106,764$26,691
200443$558,734$186,245
199632$5,731$2,866
199011$5,548$5,548
198511$10,859$10,859
198311$2,801$2,801

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: Orange County

Orange County has 298 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (12 in the last 12 months), 19 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 43; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 63 · Tornado: 23 · Flood: 43 · Wind: 126 · Winter: 35 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 47432?

22 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 18 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 47432?

$773K across 18 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $43K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 47432?

2008, with 5 claims and $107K paid.

What county is ZIP 47432 in?

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