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ZIP code 60035, Lake 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.

OpenFEMA lists 141 NFIP claims for ZIP 60035 (Lake County, Illinois), with $565K paid on 85 claims since 1978.

That is 5.7% of the 2,456 claims recorded across Lake County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $7K, lower than the county average of $16K and the Illinois average of $14K.

FEMA counts 8 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 1,857 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.8% of residential structures.

141NFIP claims since 1978
85paid claims
$565Ktotal paid
$7Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 60035LakeIllinoisUS
Claims since 19781412,45652,8902,680,429
Share of claims paid60%72%78%78%
Average paid claim$7K$16K$14K$43K
Share of county claims5.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties81954,160—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 60035 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s15$24,611
1980s54$105,263
1990s7$8,797
2000s28$73,319
2010s31$343,650
2020s6$8,907
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202411$2,652$2,652
202310$0—
202232$6,255$3,127
202110$0—
201911$9,183$9,183
20172116$310,643$19,415
201611$3,530$3,530
201431$6,890$6,890
201353$13,405$4,468
200943$14,710$4,903
2008107$23,586$3,369
200722$3,188$1,594
200611$2,271$2,271
200211$5,331$5,331
200184$24,234$6,058
200020$0—
199910$0—
199721$4,102$4,102
199611$1,635$1,635
199510$0—
199421$3,060$3,060
198794$21,697$5,424
198660$0—
198521$157$157
198410$0—
198311$4,974$4,974
19822620$74,797$3,740
198164$3,637$909
198030$0—
1979126$20,686$3,448
197833$3,926$1,309

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: Lake County

Lake County has 864 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (47 in the last 12 months), 17 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 100; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 185 · Tornado: 23 · Flood: 100 · Wind: 359 · Winter: 96 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 60035?

141 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 85 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 60035?

$565K across 85 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $7K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 60035?

1982, with 26 claims and $75K paid.

What county is ZIP 60035 in?

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