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ZIP code 47524, Knox 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 8 NFIP claims for ZIP 47524 (Knox County, Indiana), with $63K paid on 7 claims since 1978.

That is 9.9% of the 81 claims recorded across Knox County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $9K, lower than the county average of $16K and the Indiana average of $20K.

FEMA counts 2 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 59 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.4% of residential structures.

8NFIP claims since 1978
7paid claims
$63Ktotal paid
$9Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 47524KnoxIndianaUS
Claims since 197888119,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid88%80%79%78%
Average paid claim$9K$16K$20K$43K
Share of county claims9.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties2101,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 47524 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s2$15,469
2000s4$43,876
2010s2$3,201
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201710$0—
201111$3,201$3,201
200822$26,184$13,092
200222$17,692$8,846
199611$8,500$8,500
199311$6,969$6,969

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: Knox County

Knox County has 698 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (27 in the last 12 months), 18 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 210; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 99 · Tornado: 28 · Flood: 210 · Wind: 305 · Winter: 33 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 47524?

8 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 7 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 47524?

$63K across 7 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $9K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 47524?

2002, with 2 claims and $18K paid.

What county is ZIP 47524 in?

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