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ZIP code 62050, Greene 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 62050, in Greene County, Illinois, has 12 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 11 of them paid for a total of $780K.

That is 15.6% of the 77 claims recorded across Greene County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $71K, higher than the county average of $21K and the Illinois average of $14K.

At county level FEMA counts 10 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.2% of residential structures.

12NFIP claims since 1978
11paid claims
$780Ktotal paid
$71Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 62050GreeneIllinoisUS
Claims since 1978127752,8902,680,429
Share of claims paid92%94%78%78%
Average paid claim$71K$21K$14K$43K
Share of county claims15.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties014,160—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 62050 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s3$119,124
1990s9$661,324
2000s0$0
2010s0$0
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
199398$661,324$82,665
198233$119,124$39,708

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: Greene County

Greene County has 307 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (3 in the last 12 months), 19 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 18; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 58 · Tornado: 21 · Flood: 18 · Wind: 103 · Winter: 47 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 62050?

12 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 11 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 62050?

$780K across 11 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $71K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 62050?

1993, with 9 claims and $661K paid.

What county is ZIP 62050 in?

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