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ZIP code 53925, Columbia 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 25 NFIP claims for ZIP 53925 (Columbia County, Wisconsin), with $398K paid on 20 claims since 1978.

That is 14% of the 179 claims recorded across Columbia County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $20K, close to the county average of $19K and the Wisconsin average of $20K.

At county level FEMA counts 138 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.6% of residential structures.

25NFIP claims since 1978
20paid claims
$398Ktotal paid
$20Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 53925ColumbiaWisconsinUS
Claims since 1978251799,5222,680,429
Share of claims paid80%74%76%78%
Average paid claim$20K$19K$20K$43K
Share of county claims14.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties019694—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 53925 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s1$920
2000s5$37,732
2010s15$321,509
2020s4$37,701
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202421$12,322$12,322
202022$25,379$12,690
20191412$318,492$26,541
201011$3,017$3,017
200843$37,732$12,577
200110$0—
199311$920$920

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: Columbia County

Columbia County has 928 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (26 in the last 12 months), 11 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 71; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 138 · Tornado: 39 · Flood: 71 · Wind: 275 · Winter: 230 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 53925?

25 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 20 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 53925?

$398K across 20 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $20K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 53925?

2019, with 14 claims and $318K paid.

What county is ZIP 53925 in?

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