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ZIP code 62002, Madison 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 152 NFIP claims for ZIP 62002 (Madison County, Illinois), with $1.8M paid on 127 claims since 1978.

That is 14% of the 1,087 claims recorded across Madison County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $14K, higher than the county average of $10K and the Illinois average of $14K.

FEMA counts 9 repetitive-loss properties and 2 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 824 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.8% of residential structures.

152NFIP claims since 1978
127paid claims
$1.8Mtotal paid
$14Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 62002MadisonIllinoisUS
Claims since 19781521,08752,8902,680,429
Share of claims paid84%75%78%78%
Average paid claim$14K$10K$14K$43K
Share of county claims14.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties9354,160—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 62002 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s37$136,915
1980s26$76,389
1990s36$473,517
2000s15$165,784
2010s36$960,879
2020s2$4,155
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202411$4,155$4,155
202310$0—
2019109$715,904$79,545
201744$39,368$9,842
20151110$136,746$13,675
201399$53,240$5,916
201022$15,621$7,810
200855$107,272$21,454
200410$0—
200275$57,902$11,580
200121$610$610
199821$759$759
199611$2,633$2,633
1995105$23,443$4,689
19932116$443,837$27,740
199111$795$795
199011$2,051$2,051
198676$41,039$6,840
198521$3,290$3,290
198411$482$482
198398$20,588$2,574
198274$10,990$2,747
19793635$136,514$3,900
197811$401$401

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: Madison County

Madison County has 1,009 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (46 in the last 12 months), 16 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 41; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 324 · Tornado: 67 · Flood: 41 · Wind: 430 · Winter: 58 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 62002?

152 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 127 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 62002?

$1.8M across 127 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $14K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 62002?

1979, with 36 claims and $137K paid.

What county is ZIP 62002 in?

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