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ZIP code 52302, Linn 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 25 NFIP claims for ZIP 52302 (Linn County, Iowa), with $274K paid on 19 claims since 1978.

That is 1.9% of the 1,351 claims recorded across Linn County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $14K, lower than the county average of $62K and the Iowa average of $30K.

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 655 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.7% of residential structures.

25NFIP claims since 1978
19paid claims
$274Ktotal paid
$14Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 52302LinnIowaUS
Claims since 1978251,35114,7882,680,429
Share of claims paid76%82%81%78%
Average paid claim$14K$62K$30K$43K
Share of county claims1.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1381,104—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 52302 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s5$25,191
1990s4$105,430
2000s13$126,905
2010s2$7,244
2020s1$9,667
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$9,667$9,667
201511$2,179$2,179
201411$5,065$5,065
200932$36,242$18,121
200843$63,646$21,215
200411$959$959
200252$26,058$13,029
199344$105,430$26,358
198710$0—
198244$25,191$6,298

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: Linn County

Linn County has 1,436 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (62 in the last 12 months), 23 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 88; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 389 · Tornado: 64 · Flood: 88 · Wind: 598 · Winter: 178 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 52302?

25 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 19 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 52302?

$274K across 19 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $14K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 52302?

2002, with 5 claims and $26K paid.

What county is ZIP 52302 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Linn 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.