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ZIP code 61111, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 131 NFIP claims for ZIP 61111 (Winnebago County, Illinois), with $1.3M paid on 95 claims since 1978.

That is 7.6% of the 1,729 claims recorded across Winnebago County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $13K, lower than the county average of $19K and the Illinois average of $14K.

FEMA counts 4 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 585 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.6% of residential structures.

131NFIP claims since 1978
95paid claims
$1.3Mtotal paid
$13Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 61111WinnebagoIllinoisUS
Claims since 19781311,72952,8902,680,429
Share of claims paid73%81%78%78%
Average paid claim$13K$19K$14K$43K
Share of county claims7.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties41604,160—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 61111 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s65$174,688
1980s17$13,812
1990s2$8,679
2000s27$738,966
2010s19$327,877
2020s1$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202110$0—
201965$69,143$13,829
201833$135,248$45,083
201731$60,043$60,043
201360$0—
201011$63,443$63,443
2008188$243,123$30,390
200744$404,261$101,065
200310$0—
200211$90,517$90,517
200120$0—
200011$1,066$1,066
199611$8,679$8,679
199310$0—
198831$1,343$1,343
198511$2,299$2,299
198211$826$826
1981127$9,344$1,335
197966$10,619$1,770
19785954$164,069$3,038

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 61111?

131 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 95 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 61111?

$1.3M across 95 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $13K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 61111?

1978, with 59 claims and $164K paid.

What county is ZIP 61111 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.