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ZIP code 59061, Stillwater County, Montana

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 59061, in Stillwater County, Montana, has 5 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 1 of them paid for a total of $96K.

That is 8.3% of the 60 claims recorded across Stillwater County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $96K, higher than the county average of $34K and the Montana average of $12K.

At county level FEMA counts 54 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.9% of residential structures.

5NFIP claims since 1978
1paid claims
$96Ktotal paid
$96Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 59061StillwaterMontanaUS
Claims since 19785602,2202,680,429
Share of claims paid20%68%74%78%
Average paid claim$96K$34K$12K$43K
Share of county claims8.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties0088—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 59061 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s0$0
2000s0$0
2010s1$0
2020s4$96,305
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202241$96,305$96,305
201010$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: Stillwater County

Stillwater County has 329 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (4 in the last 12 months), 16 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 17; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 185 · Tornado: 1 · Flood: 17 · Wind: 80 · Winter: 36 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 59061?

5 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 1 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 59061?

$96K across 1 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $96K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 59061?

2022, with 4 claims and $96K paid.

What county is ZIP 59061 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Stillwater County, Montana; 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.