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ZIP code 62295, Monroe 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 466 NFIP claims for ZIP 62295 (Monroe County, Illinois), with $17M paid on 407 claims since 1978.

That is 67.6% of the 689 claims recorded across Monroe County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $41K, close to the county average of $38K and the Illinois average of $14K.

At county level FEMA counts 135 residential flood policies in force, covering 1% of residential structures.

466NFIP claims since 1978
407paid claims
$17Mtotal paid
$41Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 62295MonroeIllinoisUS
Claims since 197846668952,8902,680,429
Share of claims paid87%87%78%78%
Average paid claim$41K$38K$14K$43K
Share of county claims67.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties094,160—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 62295 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s459$16,785,002
2000s2$2,915
2010s5$65,969
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201943$65,969$21,990
201310$0—
200821$2,915$2,915
199472$44,663$22,331
1993452401$16,740,339$41,746

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: Monroe County

Monroe County has 451 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (5 in the last 12 months), 20 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 31; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 120 · Tornado: 41 · Flood: 31 · Wind: 136 · Winter: 50 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 62295?

466 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 407 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 62295?

$17M across 407 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $41K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 62295?

1993, with 452 claims and $17M paid.

What county is ZIP 62295 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Monroe 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.