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ZIP code 62040, 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 401 NFIP claims for ZIP 62040 (Madison County, Illinois), with $2.4M paid on 267 claims since 1978.

That is 36.9% of the 1,087 claims recorded across Madison County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $9K, close to the county average of $10K and the Illinois average of $14K.

FEMA counts 12 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property 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.

401NFIP claims since 1978
267paid claims
$2.4Mtotal paid
$9Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 62040MadisonIllinoisUS
Claims since 19784011,08752,8902,680,429
Share of claims paid67%75%78%78%
Average paid claim$9K$10K$14K$43K
Share of county claims36.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties12354,160—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 62040 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s33$96,390
1980s51$87,740
1990s160$1,064,257
2000s46$121,054
2010s100$1,050,788
2020s11$14,631
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202531$690$690
202432$2,435$1,218
202311$2,486$2,486
202221$3,677$3,677
202121$5,342$5,342
20193833$707,606$21,443
201811$5,445$5,445
201793$3,959$1,320
20161610$49,449$4,945
20152722$273,992$12,454
201362$4,887$2,443
201110$0—
201022$5,449$2,725
200943$18,998$6,333
20081811$41,572$3,779
200621$3,472$3,472
20051510$53,973$5,397
200410$0—
200322$3,040$1,520
200220$0—
200110$0—
200010$0—
1998106$15,028$2,505
199641$1,509$1,509
19956947$201,167$4,280
1994198$22,774$2,847
19935734$823,779$24,229
199010$0—
1986108$25,347$3,168
198511$800$800
198453$6,008$2,003
198363$2,586$862
19822421$41,799$1,990
198111$11,200$11,200
198040$0—
19792927$95,942$3,553
197841$448$448

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 62040?

401 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 267 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 62040?

$2.4M across 267 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $9K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 62040?

1995, with 69 claims and $201K paid.

What county is ZIP 62040 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.