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ZIP code 62045, Calhoun 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 62045, in Calhoun County, Illinois, has 197 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 161 of them paid for a total of $2.3M.

That is 11.7% of the 1,690 claims recorded across Calhoun County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $14K, higher than the county average of $11K and the Illinois average of $14K.

FEMA counts 13 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 77 residential flood policies in force, covering 3.1% of residential structures.

197NFIP claims since 1978
161paid claims
$2.3Mtotal paid
$14Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 62045CalhounIllinoisUS
Claims since 19781971,69052,8902,680,429
Share of claims paid82%87%78%78%
Average paid claim$14K$11K$14K$43K
Share of county claims11.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties13834,160—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 62045 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s18$34,011
1980s28$59,631
1990s52$567,139
2000s43$758,215
2010s54$878,237
2020s2$14,883
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202522$14,883$7,441
20192522$670,656$30,484
201811$613$613
201553$11,169$3,723
201454$23,761$5,940
20131613$172,039$13,234
201110$0—
201010$0—
20082626$607,972$23,384
200210$0—
20011615$150,243$10,016
199822$10,592$5,296
199611$1,446$1,446
19934735$550,841$15,738
199022$4,260$2,130
19861615$35,427$2,362
198544$10,751$2,688
198410$0—
198332$10,649$5,324
198241$2,803$2,803
19791511$29,270$2,661
197832$4,741$2,370

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: Calhoun County

Calhoun County has 270 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (3 in the last 12 months), 25 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 28; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 32 · Tornado: 10 · Flood: 28 · Wind: 84 · Winter: 50 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 62045?

197 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 161 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 62045?

$2.3M across 161 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $14K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 62045?

1993, with 47 claims and $551K paid.

What county is ZIP 62045 in?

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