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ZIP code 57730, Custer County, South Dakota

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 27 NFIP claims for ZIP 57730 (Custer County, South Dakota), with $115K paid on 17 claims since 1978.

That is 54% of the 50 claims recorded across Custer County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $7K, lower than the county average of $17K and the South Dakota average of $21K.

At county level FEMA counts 44 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.8% of residential structures.

27NFIP claims since 1978
17paid claims
$115Ktotal paid
$7Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 57730CusterSouth DakotaUS
Claims since 197827504,0162,680,429
Share of claims paid63%76%75%78%
Average paid claim$7K$17K$21K$43K
Share of county claims54.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties00250—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 57730 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s12$22,653
2000s3$5,405
2010s12$86,719
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201987$84,056$12,008
201811$821$821
201410$0—
201111$1,609$1,609
201011$232$232
200711$5,265$5,265
200610$0—
200511$140$140
199995$22,653$4,531
199810$0—
199310$0—
199110$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: Custer County

Custer County has 977 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (20 in the last 12 months), 17 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 38; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 683 · Tornado: 14 · Flood: 38 · Wind: 230 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 57730?

27 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 17 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 57730?

$115K across 17 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $7K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 57730?

1999, with 9 claims and $23K paid.

What county is ZIP 57730 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Custer County, South Dakota; 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.