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ZIP code 55422, Hennepin County, Minnesota

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 49 NFIP claims for ZIP 55422 (Hennepin County, Minnesota), with $223K paid on 40 claims since 1978.

That is 7.2% of the 682 claims recorded across Hennepin County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $6K, lower than the county average of $11K and the Minnesota average of $16K.

FEMA counts 2 repetitive-loss properties and 0 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 882 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.2% of residential structures.

49NFIP claims since 1978
40paid claims
$223Ktotal paid
$6Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 55422HennepinMinnesotaUS
Claims since 19784968212,4742,680,429
Share of claims paid82%64%81%78%
Average paid claim$6K$11K$16K$43K
Share of county claims7.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties225553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 55422 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s15$54,016
1980s18$125,716
1990s3$18,465
2000s6$15,077
2010s6$9,870
2020s1$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202110$0—
201932$4,091$2,046
201610$0—
201411$1,805$1,805
201311$3,974$3,974
200343$10,027$3,342
200111$3,413$3,413
200011$1,637$1,637
199711$2,529$2,529
199022$15,935$7,968
19871513$125,456$9,650
198121$260$260
198010$0—
197932$12,183$6,091
19781212$41,833$3,486

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: Hennepin County

Hennepin County has 1,442 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (47 in the last 12 months), 18 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 62; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 586 · Tornado: 31 · Flood: 62 · Wind: 513 · Winter: 125 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 55422?

49 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 40 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 55422?

$223K across 40 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $6K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 55422?

1987, with 15 claims and $125K paid.

What county is ZIP 55422 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Hennepin County, Minnesota; 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.