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ZIP code 53532, Dane County, Wisconsin

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 14 NFIP claims for ZIP 53532 (Dane County, Wisconsin), with $520K paid on 12 claims since 1978.

That is 4.2% of the 333 claims recorded across Dane County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $43K, close to the county average of $37K and the Wisconsin average of $20K.

FEMA counts 2 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 713 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.4% of residential structures.

14NFIP claims since 1978
12paid claims
$520Ktotal paid
$43Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 53532DaneWisconsinUS
Claims since 1978143339,5222,680,429
Share of claims paid86%70%76%78%
Average paid claim$43K$37K$20K$43K
Share of county claims4.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties213694—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 53532 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s2$8,184
2000s8$152,598
2010s2$35,060
2020s2$323,735
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202422$323,735$161,868
201922$35,060$17,530
200854$61,515$15,379
200711$86,289$86,289
200411$4,794$4,794
200010$0—
199611$2,980$2,980
199311$5,204$5,204

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: Dane County

Dane County has 1,787 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (123 in the last 12 months), 19 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 83; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 555 · Tornado: 76 · Flood: 83 · Wind: 538 · Winter: 246 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 53532?

14 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 12 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 53532?

$520K across 12 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $43K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 53532?

2008, with 5 claims and $62K paid.

What county is ZIP 53532 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Dane County, Wisconsin; 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.