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ZIP code 62624, Schuyler 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 79 NFIP claims for ZIP 62624 (Schuyler County, Illinois), with $222K paid on 67 claims since 1978.

That is 84.9% of the 93 claims recorded across Schuyler County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $3K, lower than the county average of $4K and the Illinois average of $14K.

FEMA counts 7 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 8 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.3% of residential structures.

79NFIP claims since 1978
67paid claims
$222Ktotal paid
$3Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 62624SchuylerIllinoisUS
Claims since 1978799352,8902,680,429
Share of claims paid85%82%78%78%
Average paid claim$3K$4K$14K$43K
Share of county claims84.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties774,160—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 62624 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s19$41,179
1980s51$77,278
1990s4$27,428
2000s0$0
2010s5$76,273
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201511$21,628$21,628
201411$18,524$18,524
201311$29,283$29,283
201021$6,838$6,838
199521$4,701$4,701
199322$22,727$11,363
198597$25,253$3,608
1983107$5,308$758
19822826$39,594$1,523
198144$7,124$1,781
19791916$41,179$2,574

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: Schuyler County

Schuyler County has 326 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (13 in the last 12 months), 18 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 45; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 55 · Tornado: 21 · Flood: 45 · Wind: 105 · Winter: 61 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 62624?

79 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 67 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 62624?

$222K across 67 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $3K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 62624?

1982, with 28 claims and $40K paid.

What county is ZIP 62624 in?

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