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ZIP code 49665, Osceola 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 6 NFIP claims for ZIP 49665 (Osceola County, Michigan), with $75K paid on 5 claims since 1978.

That is 9.1% of the 66 claims recorded across Osceola County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $15K, lower than the county average of $29K and the Michigan average of $15K.

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 39 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.4% of residential structures.

6NFIP claims since 1978
5paid claims
$75Ktotal paid
$15Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 49665OsceolaMichiganUS
Claims since 197866614,9542,680,429
Share of claims paid83%86%69%78%
Average paid claim$15K$29K$15K$43K
Share of county claims9.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties151,076—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 49665 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$31,640
1990s1$8,730
2000s1$0
2010s3$34,794
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201433$34,794$11,598
200110$0—
199011$8,730$8,730
198911$31,640$31,640

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: Osceola County

Osceola County has 185 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (4 in the last 12 months), 14 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 12; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 27 · Tornado: 13 · Flood: 12 · Wind: 60 · Winter: 73 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 49665?

6 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 5 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 49665?

$75K across 5 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $15K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 49665?

2014, with 3 claims and $35K paid.

What county is ZIP 49665 in?

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