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ZIP code 52756, 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.

ZIP code 52756, in Scott County, Iowa, has 59 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 51 of them paid for a total of $1.1M.

That is 2.6% of the 2,267 claims recorded across Scott County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $22K, close to the county average of $19K and the Iowa average of $30K.

FEMA counts 8 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property 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.

59NFIP claims since 1978
51paid claims
$1.1Mtotal paid
$22Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 52756ScottIowaUS
Claims since 1978592,26714,7882,680,429
Share of claims paid86%82%81%78%
Average paid claim$22K$19K$30K$43K
Share of county claims2.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties82301,104—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 52756 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s4$3,024
1980s0$0
1990s20$184,962
2000s17$439,172
2010s18$490,217
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201933$39,658$13,219
201844$267,253$66,813
201611$14,497$14,497
201477$121,150$17,307
201311$12,753$12,753
201021$34,906$34,906
20081211$394,828$35,893
200433$43,271$14,424
200221$1,074$1,074
19991010$76,638$7,664
199754$54,838$13,710
199610$0—
199322$13,679$6,839
199021$39,807$39,807
197932$3,024$1,512
197810$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: 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 52756?

59 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 51 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 52756?

$1.1M across 51 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $22K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 52756?

2008, with 12 claims and $395K paid.

What county is ZIP 52756 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.