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ZIP code 54703, Eau Claire 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.

ZIP code 54703, in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, has 43 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 23 of them paid for a total of $276K.

That is 74.1% of the 58 claims recorded across Eau Claire County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $12K, close to the county average of $14K and the Wisconsin average of $20K.

At county level FEMA counts 87 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.3% of residential structures.

43NFIP claims since 1978
23paid claims
$276Ktotal paid
$12Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 54703Eau ClaireWisconsinUS
Claims since 197843589,5222,680,429
Share of claims paid53%60%76%78%
Average paid claim$12K$14K$20K$43K
Share of county claims74.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties00694—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 54703 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s18$27,337
1990s10$24,888
2000s3$32,048
2010s7$133,570
2020s5$58,024
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202353$58,024$19,341
201921$2,728$2,728
201622$110,544$55,272
201111$20,299$20,299
201020$0—
200411$13,699$13,699
200211$13,680$13,680
200011$4,669$4,669
1993103$24,888$8,296
198610$0—
198311$1,792$1,792
198296$6,681$1,113
198121$4,000$4,000
198052$14,864$7,432

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: Eau Claire County

Eau Claire County has 450 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (23 in the last 12 months), 9 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 20; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 130 · Tornado: 24 · Flood: 20 · Wind: 141 · Winter: 99 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 54703?

43 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 23 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 54703?

$276K across 23 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $12K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 54703?

1993, with 10 claims and $25K paid.

What county is ZIP 54703 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Eau Claire 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.