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ZIP code 47805, Vigo 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 39 NFIP claims for ZIP 47805 (Vigo County, Indiana), with $969K paid on 35 claims since 1978.

That is 5.9% of the 662 claims recorded across Vigo County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $28K, close to the county average of $29K and the Indiana average of $20K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property 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 489 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.2% of residential structures.

39NFIP claims since 1978
35paid claims
$969Ktotal paid
$28Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 47805VigoIndianaUS
Claims since 19783966219,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid90%91%79%78%
Average paid claim$28K$29K$20K$43K
Share of county claims5.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1371,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 47805 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$0
1990s11$178,352
2000s26$791,028
2010s1$0
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201310$0—
20082625$791,028$31,641
19931110$178,352$17,835
198810$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: Vigo County

Vigo County has 599 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (24 in the last 12 months), 16 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 135; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 111 · Tornado: 20 · Flood: 135 · Wind: 265 · Winter: 37 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 47805?

39 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 35 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 47805?

$969K across 35 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $28K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 47805?

2008, with 26 claims and $791K paid.

What county is ZIP 47805 in?

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