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ZIP code 47905, Tippecanoe 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 47905, in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, has 68 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 55 of them paid for a total of $1.1M.

That is 31.2% of the 218 claims recorded across Tippecanoe County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $20K, close to the county average of $18K and the Indiana average of $20K.

FEMA counts 11 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 177 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.3% of residential structures.

68NFIP claims since 1978
55paid claims
$1.1Mtotal paid
$20Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 47905TippecanoeIndianaUS
Claims since 19786821819,7872,680,429
Share of claims paid81%84%79%78%
Average paid claim$20K$18K$20K$43K
Share of county claims31.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties11361,749—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 47905 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$125
1980s10$9,838
1990s3$20,122
2000s29$395,447
2010s24$667,677
2020s1$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
201432$57,786$28,893
20131817$567,211$33,365
201122$23,239$11,619
201011$19,442$19,442
200921$4,987$4,987
200811$17,685$17,685
200532$22,471$11,236
200422$37,200$18,600
20032118$313,104$17,395
199811$7,106$7,106
199022$13,016$6,508
198921$1,779$1,779
198541$5,296$5,296
198222$635$317
198121$2,128$2,128
197911$125$125

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: Tippecanoe County

Tippecanoe County has 708 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (20 in the last 12 months), 14 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 134; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 132 · Tornado: 55 · Flood: 134 · Wind: 317 · Winter: 42 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 47905?

68 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 55 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 47905?

$1.1M across 55 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $20K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 47905?

2003, with 21 claims and $313K paid.

What county is ZIP 47905 in?

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