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ZIP code 60506, Kane 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 60506, in Kane County, Illinois, has 69 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 47 of them paid for a total of $533K.

That is 7.4% of the 929 claims recorded across Kane County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $11K, lower than the county average of $16K and the Illinois average of $14K.

FEMA counts 2 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 634 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.4% of residential structures.

69NFIP claims since 1978
47paid claims
$533Ktotal paid
$11Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 60506KaneIllinoisUS
Claims since 19786992952,8902,680,429
Share of claims paid68%78%78%78%
Average paid claim$11K$16K$14K$43K
Share of county claims7.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties2704,160—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 60506 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$25,622
1980s21$74,448
1990s8$159,959
2000s12$135,889
2010s25$134,030
2020s2$3,000
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202621$3,000$3,000
201910$0—
201811$14,845$14,845
201711$11,961$11,961
201511$340$340
201421$428$428
20131914$106,456$7,604
2008106$127,554$21,259
200711$8,336$8,336
200610$0—
199710$0—
199654$158,649$39,662
199311$850$850
199111$459$459
198811$18,321$18,321
198711$2,124$2,124
198510$0—
198422$1,755$878
198376$51,015$8,502
198173$1,013$338
198021$221$221
197911$25,622$25,622

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: Kane County

Kane County has 1,147 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (109 in the last 12 months), 16 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 70; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 225 · Tornado: 43 · Flood: 70 · Wind: 613 · Winter: 96 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 60506?

69 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 47 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 60506?

$533K across 47 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $11K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 60506?

2013, with 19 claims and $106K paid.

What county is ZIP 60506 in?

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