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ZIP code 52632, Lee 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 52632 (Lee County, Iowa), with $1.6M paid on 38 claims since 1978.

That is 32.6% of the 141 claims recorded across Lee County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $41K, close to the county average of $34K and the Iowa average of $30K.

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 38 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.2% of residential structures.

46NFIP claims since 1978
38paid claims
$1.6Mtotal paid
$41Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 52632LeeIowaUS
Claims since 19784614114,7882,680,429
Share of claims paid83%84%81%78%
Average paid claim$41K$34K$30K$43K
Share of county claims32.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties281,104—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 52632 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s21$645,415
2000s21$857,818
2010s4$60,052
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201932$52,144$26,072
201411$7,909$7,909
200888$220,756$27,594
2001137$637,062$91,009
199787$4,977$711
19931212$639,833$53,319
199211$605$605

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: Lee County

Lee County has 722 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (24 in the last 12 months), 22 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 90; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 155 · Tornado: 43 · Flood: 90 · Wind: 249 · Winter: 124 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 52632?

46 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 38 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 52632?

$1.6M across 38 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $41K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 52632?

2001, with 13 claims and $637K paid.

What county is ZIP 52632 in?

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