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ZIP code 61103, 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 61103, in Winnebago County, Illinois, has 110 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 90 of them paid for a total of $2.6M.

That is 6.4% of the 1,729 claims recorded across Winnebago County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $29K, higher than the county average of $19K and the Illinois average of $14K.

FEMA counts 7 repetitive-loss properties and 4 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.

110NFIP claims since 1978
90paid claims
$2.6Mtotal paid
$29Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 61103WinnebagoIllinoisUS
Claims since 19781101,72952,8902,680,429
Share of claims paid82%81%78%78%
Average paid claim$29K$19K$14K$43K
Share of county claims6.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties71604,160—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 61103 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s17$28,948
1980s11$23,161
1990s5$17,502
2000s35$1,213,739
2010s42$1,296,677
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20192625$1,094,902$43,796
201875$110,127$22,025
201711$11,672$11,672
201343$46,822$15,607
201043$33,153$11,051
20082926$1,195,023$45,962
200065$18,716$3,743
199910$0—
199611$6,243$6,243
199410$0—
199322$11,259$5,629
198842$10,249$5,124
198620$0—
198521$9,028$9,028
198410$0—
198211$3,884$3,884
198010$0—
197976$15,434$2,572
1978109$13,514$1,502

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 61103?

110 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 90 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 61103?

$2.6M across 90 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $29K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 61103?

2008, with 29 claims and $1.2M paid.

What county is ZIP 61103 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.