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ZIP code 61310, Lee 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 61310, in Lee County, Illinois, has 10 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 8 of them paid for a total of $45K.

That is 7% of the 142 claims recorded across Lee County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $6K, lower than the county average of $7K 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 93 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.6% of residential structures.

10NFIP claims since 1978
8paid claims
$45Ktotal paid
$6Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 61310LeeIllinoisUS
Claims since 19781014252,8902,680,429
Share of claims paid80%73%78%78%
Average paid claim$6K$7K$14K$43K
Share of county claims7.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties2184,160—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 61310 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s0$0
2000s2$12,883
2010s8$31,678
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201610$0—
201521$4,782$4,782
201411$2,067$2,067
201311$9,605$9,605
201133$15,225$5,075
200822$12,883$6,441

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: Lee County

Lee County has 539 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (27 in the last 12 months), 10 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 31; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 115 · Tornado: 39 · Flood: 31 · Wind: 218 · Winter: 73 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 61310?

10 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 8 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 61310?

$45K across 8 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $6K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 61310?

2011, with 3 claims and $15K paid.

What county is ZIP 61310 in?

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