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ZIP code 62343, Pike 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 169 NFIP claims for ZIP 62343 (Pike County, Illinois), with $4.8M paid on 161 claims since 1978.

That is 50.4% of the 335 claims recorded across Pike County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $30K, higher than the county average of $23K and the Illinois average of $14K.

FEMA counts 3 repetitive-loss properties and 0 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 88 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.2% of residential structures.

169NFIP claims since 1978
161paid claims
$4.8Mtotal paid
$30Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 62343PikeIllinoisUS
Claims since 197816933552,8902,680,429
Share of claims paid95%91%78%78%
Average paid claim$30K$23K$14K$43K
Share of county claims50.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3214,160—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 62343 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$2,231
1980s4$17,227
1990s151$4,597,858
2000s7$85,551
2010s6$114,689
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201922$47,995$23,998
201322$62,899$31,449
201022$3,796$1,898
200922$6,077$3,039
200843$58,843$19,614
200111$20,631$20,631
199510$0—
1993150144$4,597,858$31,930
198622$13,566$6,783
198322$3,661$1,831
197911$2,231$2,231

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: Pike County

Pike County has 443 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (4 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: 29; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 92 · Tornado: 34 · Flood: 29 · Wind: 181 · Winter: 50 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 62343?

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

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 62343?

$4.8M across 161 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $30K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 62343?

1993, with 150 claims and $4.6M paid.

What county is ZIP 62343 in?

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