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ZIP code 52722, Scott 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 395 NFIP claims for ZIP 52722 (Scott County, Iowa), with $7.9M paid on 312 claims since 1978.

That is 17.4% of the 2,267 claims recorded across Scott County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $25K, higher than the county average of $19K and the Iowa average of $30K.

FEMA counts 33 repetitive-loss properties and 5 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 553 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.9% of residential structures.

395NFIP claims since 1978
312paid claims
$7.9Mtotal paid
$25Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 52722ScottIowaUS
Claims since 19783952,26714,7882,680,429
Share of claims paid79%82%81%78%
Average paid claim$25K$19K$30K$43K
Share of county claims17.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties332301,104—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 52722 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s22$180,462
1980s39$159,323
1990s189$3,196,462
2000s102$1,762,891
2010s37$2,564,267
2020s6$33,390
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202620$0—
202322$28,486$14,243
202110$0—
202011$4,904$4,904
201986$272,977$45,496
201722$530,158$265,079
201622$511,239$255,619
201510$0—
2014107$1,199,060$171,294
201364$21,153$5,288
201210$0—
201165$29,680$5,936
201010$0—
200911$2,740$2,740
20084937$428,300$11,576
200721$771,510$771,510
200621$2,489$2,489
200411$1,369$1,369
200310$0—
20021913$209,382$16,106
20012521$323,007$15,381
200021$24,094$24,094
199910$0—
199731$1,420$1,420
199621$9,478$9,478
19932824$230,061$9,586
199221$3,547$3,547
1990153132$2,951,956$22,363
198721$446$446
198610$0—
198510$0—
19831312$46,337$3,861
19822118$112,540$6,252
198010$0—
19792016$179,112$11,194
197821$1,350$1,350

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: Scott County

Scott County has 1,273 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (52 in the last 12 months), 20 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 144; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 273 · Tornado: 67 · Flood: 144 · Wind: 530 · Winter: 158 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 52722?

395 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 312 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 52722?

$7.9M across 312 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $25K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 52722?

1990, with 153 claims and $3.0M paid.

What county is ZIP 52722 in?

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