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ZIP code 52001, Dubuque County, Iowa

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 46 NFIP claims for ZIP 52001 (Dubuque County, Iowa), with $265K paid on 35 claims since 1978.

That is 18.3% of the 252 claims recorded across Dubuque County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $8K, lower than the county average of $11K and the Iowa average of $30K.

FEMA counts 3 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 76 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.2% of residential structures.

46NFIP claims since 1978
35paid claims
$265Ktotal paid
$8Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 52001DubuqueIowaUS
Claims since 19784625214,7882,680,429
Share of claims paid76%78%81%78%
Average paid claim$8K$11K$30K$43K
Share of county claims18.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3291,104—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 52001 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$183
1980s1$0
1990s7$25,262
2000s11$29,598
2010s19$183,991
2020s5$26,241
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202352$26,241$13,121
201922$34,367$17,183
201811$2,661$2,661
201411$751$751
201321$1,157$1,157
2011109$84,578$9,398
201033$60,477$20,159
200811$4,603$4,603
200411$8,052$8,052
200255$5,547$1,109
200144$11,395$2,849
199922$11,935$5,967
199510$0—
199322$13,327$6,663
199120$0—
198410$0—
197911$183$183
197820$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: Dubuque County

Dubuque County has 965 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (50 in the last 12 months), 21 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 92; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 200 · Tornado: 33 · Flood: 92 · Wind: 369 · Winter: 170 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 52001?

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

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 52001?

$265K across 35 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $8K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 52001?

2011, with 10 claims and $85K paid.

What county is ZIP 52001 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Dubuque County, Iowa; 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.