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ZIP code 47711, Vanderburgh 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 154 NFIP claims for ZIP 47711 (Vanderburgh County, Indiana), with $1.0M paid on 116 claims since 1978.

That is 18.8% of the 821 claims recorded across Vanderburgh County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $9K, lower than the county average of $11K and the Indiana average of $20K.

FEMA counts 10 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 461 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.7% of residential structures.

154NFIP claims since 1978
116paid claims
$1.0Mtotal paid
$9Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 47711VanderburghIndianaUS
Claims since 197815482119,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid75%81%79%78%
Average paid claim$9K$11K$20K$43K
Share of county claims18.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties10691,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 47711 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s7$8,009
1980s60$169,919
1990s31$269,139
2000s26$268,059
2010s28$219,740
2020s2$77,339
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202522$77,339$38,669
201844$12,276$3,069
201421$760$760
201322$4,519$2,259
20111715$191,159$12,744
201032$11,026$5,513
200922$21,998$10,999
200875$109,025$21,805
200652$11,747$5,874
200520$0—
200422$10,564$5,282
200322$29,916$14,958
200222$21,184$10,592
200120$0—
200022$63,624$31,812
199833$59,425$19,808
199733$37,146$12,382
19961813$164,280$12,637
199532$962$481
199310$0—
199221$2,432$2,432
199111$4,893$4,893
198954$32,740$8,185
198822$2,719$1,359
198632$5,996$2,998
198431$10,713$10,713
1983117$16,708$2,387
198211$1,080$1,080
19811010$39,486$3,949
19802517$60,477$3,557
197965$7,521$1,504
197811$488$488

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: Vanderburgh County

Vanderburgh County has 1,012 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (32 in the last 12 months), 20 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 145; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 94 · Tornado: 32 · Flood: 145 · Wind: 316 · Winter: 126 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 47711?

154 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 116 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 47711?

$1.0M across 116 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $9K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 47711?

1980, with 25 claims and $60K paid.

What county is ZIP 47711 in?

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