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ZIP code 47620, Posey 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 47620, in Posey County, Indiana, has 90 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 83 of them paid for a total of $2.1M.

That is 62.5% of the 144 claims recorded across Posey County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $25K, higher than the county average of $19K and the Indiana average of $20K.

FEMA counts 8 repetitive-loss properties and 2 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 106 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.9% of residential structures.

90NFIP claims since 1978
83paid claims
$2.1Mtotal paid
$25Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 47620PoseyIndianaUS
Claims since 19789014419,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid92%85%79%78%
Average paid claim$25K$19K$20K$43K
Share of county claims62.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties8151,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 47620 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s2$1,493
1990s24$247,069
2000s13$163,407
2010s49$1,537,159
2020s2$106,462
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202522$106,462$53,231
201911$13,276$13,276
201855$117,389$23,478
201611$6,353$6,353
20114242$1,400,140$33,337
200821$3,040$3,040
20051110$160,368$16,037
199811$4,293$4,293
19971815$211,671$14,111
199621$8,369$8,369
199122$20,091$10,045
199011$2,645$2,645
198210$0—
198111$1,493$1,493

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: Posey County

Posey County has 946 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (18 in the last 12 months), 19 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 261; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 80 · Tornado: 23 · Flood: 261 · Wind: 192 · Winter: 125 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 47620?

90 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 83 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 47620?

$2.1M across 83 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $25K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 47620?

2011, with 42 claims and $1.4M paid.

What county is ZIP 47620 in?

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