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ZIP code 60016, Cook County, Illinois

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 60016, in Cook County, Illinois, has 1,452 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 1,193 of them paid for a total of $26M.

That is 9.5% of the 15,260 claims recorded across Cook County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $22K, higher than the county average of $13K and the Illinois average of $14K.

FEMA counts 190 repetitive-loss properties and 18 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 6,353 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

1,452NFIP claims since 1978
1,193paid claims
$26Mtotal paid
$22Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 60016CookIllinoisUS
Claims since 19781,45215,26052,8902,680,429
Share of claims paid82%72%78%78%
Average paid claim$22K$13K$14K$43K
Share of county claims9.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1901,6124,160—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 60016 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s20$65,317
1980s306$3,271,834
1990s115$525,955
2000s447$10,671,864
2010s526$10,818,313
2020s38$441,898
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202621$3,665$3,665
202440$0—
202330$0—
202121$10,999$10,999
20202718$427,233$23,735
201920$0—
201830$0—
20174023$358,153$15,572
201611$6,496$6,496
20142119$54,080$2,846
2013304270$8,717,977$32,289
201221$12,290$12,290
201112497$1,553,331$16,014
20102920$115,986$5,799
200966$9,079$1,513
2008318299$9,682,071$32,382
20077263$815,399$12,943
200496$55,739$9,290
200310$0—
20021713$64,649$4,973
20012413$44,927$3,456
1999208$69,976$8,747
19975539$196,965$5,050
19962422$243,914$11,087
199520$0—
199453$6,245$2,082
199341$3,540$3,540
199210$0—
199042$5,315$2,657
19891512$44,577$3,715
1987154133$1,876,192$14,107
19867660$1,193,962$19,899
198597$51,675$7,382
198410$0—
1983136$14,101$2,350
19823427$86,550$3,206
198143$4,776$1,592
19791514$58,131$4,152
197855$7,185$1,437

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: Cook County

Cook County has 3,111 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (302 in the last 12 months), 24 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 420; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 643 · Tornado: 87 · Flood: 420 · Wind: 1,582 · Winter: 78 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 60016?

1,452 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 1,193 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 60016?

$26M across 1,193 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $22K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 60016?

2008, with 318 claims and $9.7M paid.

What county is ZIP 60016 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Cook County, Illinois; 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.