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ZIP code 57732, Lawrence 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 10 NFIP claims for ZIP 57732 (Lawrence County, South Dakota), with $9K paid on 6 claims since 1978.

That is 26.3% of the 38 claims recorded across Lawrence County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $1K, lower than the county average of $11K and the South Dakota average of $21K.

At county level FEMA counts 78 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.6% of residential structures.

10NFIP claims since 1978
6paid claims
$9Ktotal paid
$1Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 57732LawrenceSouth DakotaUS
Claims since 197810384,0162,680,429
Share of claims paid60%66%75%78%
Average paid claim$1K$11K$21K$43K
Share of county claims26.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties00250—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 57732 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$644
1980s3$5,250
1990s3$264
2000s0$0
2010s1$2,603
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201011$2,603$2,603
199810$0—
199710$0—
199511$264$264
198232$5,250$2,625
197911$395$395
197821$249$249

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: Lawrence County

Lawrence County has 708 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (12 in the last 12 months), 17 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 25; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 537 · Tornado: 20 · Flood: 25 · Wind: 114 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 57732?

10 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 6 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 57732?

$9K across 6 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $1K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 57732?

1982, with 3 claims and $5K paid.

What county is ZIP 57732 in?

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