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ZIP code 61101, Winnebago 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 61101, in Winnebago County, Illinois, has 50 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 38 of them paid for a total of $587K.

That is 2.9% of the 1,729 claims recorded across Winnebago County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $15K, lower than the county average of $19K and the Illinois average of $14K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property 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 585 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.6% of residential structures.

50NFIP claims since 1978
38paid claims
$587Ktotal paid
$15Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 61101WinnebagoIllinoisUS
Claims since 1978501,72952,8902,680,429
Share of claims paid76%81%78%78%
Average paid claim$15K$19K$14K$43K
Share of county claims2.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties11604,160—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 61101 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s21$14,770
1980s9$14,463
1990s2$1,618
2000s1$1,876
2010s2$14,061
2020s15$540,202
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20241515$540,202$36,013
201811$14,061$14,061
201710$0—
200811$1,876$1,876
199622$1,618$809
198410$0—
198320$0—
198165$14,463$2,893
197911$5,129$5,129
19782013$9,640$742

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: Winnebago County

Winnebago County has 888 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (49 in the last 12 months), 19 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 91; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 215 · Tornado: 25 · Flood: 91 · Wind: 384 · Winter: 83 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 61101?

50 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 38 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 61101?

$587K across 38 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $15K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 61101?

1978, with 20 claims and $10K paid.

What county is ZIP 61101 in?

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