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ZIP code 47468, Brown 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 47468, in Brown County, Indiana, has 28 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 25 of them paid for a total of $763K.

That is 17.5% of the 160 claims recorded across Brown County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $31K, close to the county average of $38K 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 71 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.8% of residential structures.

28NFIP claims since 1978
25paid claims
$763Ktotal paid
$31Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 47468BrownIndianaUS
Claims since 19782816019,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid89%83%79%78%
Average paid claim$31K$38K$20K$43K
Share of county claims17.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties4241,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 47468 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s2$11,283
2000s18$458,462
2010s7$197,931
2020s1$95,053
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$95,053$95,053
201933$98,547$32,849
201711$8,424$8,424
201411$11,051$11,051
201311$78,256$78,256
201211$1,653$1,653
200911$929$929
20081413$419,817$32,294
200511$33,908$33,908
200410$0—
200011$3,807$3,807
199611$11,283$11,283
199510$0—

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: Brown County

Brown County has 259 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (11 in the last 12 months), 17 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 32; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 39 · Tornado: 8 · Flood: 32 · Wind: 120 · Winter: 35 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 47468?

28 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 25 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 47468?

$763K across 25 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $31K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 47468?

2008, with 14 claims and $420K paid.

What county is ZIP 47468 in?

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