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ZIP code 48640, Midland 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 499 NFIP claims for ZIP 48640 (Midland County, Michigan), with $25M paid on 425 claims since 1978.

That is 91.2% of the 547 claims recorded across Midland County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $59K, close to the county average of $60K and the Michigan average of $15K.

FEMA counts 111 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 289 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.9% of residential structures.

499NFIP claims since 1978
425paid claims
$25Mtotal paid
$59Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 48640MidlandMichiganUS
Claims since 197849954714,9542,680,429
Share of claims paid85%86%69%78%
Average paid claim$59K$60K$15K$43K
Share of county claims91.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1111201,076—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 48640 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s70$1,201,009
1990s13$29,343
2000s17$595,158
2010s182$5,204,806
2020s217$18,051,995
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
2020216210$18,051,995$85,962
201931$18,733$18,733
201822$11,002$5,501
2017155135$4,926,874$36,495
201510$0—
201410$0—
2013127$79,883$11,412
201186$168,313$28,052
200811$1,249$1,249
200633$204,112$68,037
200510$0—
2004105$389,796$77,959
200110$0—
200010$0—
199664$28,843$7,211
199110$0—
199061$500$500
198810$0—
198720$0—
19866650$1,201,009$24,020
198210$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: Midland County

Midland County has 420 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (6 in the last 12 months), 14 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 20; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 103 · Tornado: 10 · Flood: 20 · Wind: 181 · Winter: 68 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 48640?

499 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 425 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 48640?

$25M across 425 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $59K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 48640?

2020, with 216 claims and $18M paid.

What county is ZIP 48640 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Midland 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.