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ZIP code 48183, Wayne County, Michigan

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 45 NFIP claims for ZIP 48183 (Wayne County, Michigan), with $93K paid on 24 claims since 1978.

That is 1.6% of the 2,892 claims recorded across Wayne County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $4K, lower than the county average of $8K and the Michigan average of $15K.

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 3,357 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

45NFIP claims since 1978
24paid claims
$93Ktotal paid
$4Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 48183WayneMichiganUS
Claims since 1978452,89214,9542,680,429
Share of claims paid53%63%69%78%
Average paid claim$4K$8K$15K$43K
Share of county claims1.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties21831,076—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 48183 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$2,472
1980s11$13,847
1990s8$3,105
2000s6$10,808
2010s9$12,766
2020s10$50,319
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202411$10,847$10,847
202385$36,735$7,347
202111$2,736$2,736
201910$0—
201810$0—
201710$0—
201431$5,990$5,990
201133$6,775$2,258
200810$0—
200611$1,903$1,903
200042$8,905$4,453
199820$0—
199710$0—
199610$0—
199042$3,105$1,552
198732$573$286
198531$2,408$2,408
198311$2,554$2,554
198221$4,257$4,257
198111$2,483$2,483
198011$1,572$1,572
197911$2,472$2,472

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: Wayne County

Wayne County has 1,138 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (26 in the last 12 months), 17 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 117; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 223 · Tornado: 42 · Flood: 117 · Wind: 629 · Winter: 62 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 48183?

45 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 24 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 48183?

$93K across 24 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $4K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 48183?

2023, with 8 claims and $37K paid.

What county is ZIP 48183 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Wayne County, Michigan; 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.