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ZIP code 63965, Carter County, Missouri

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 63965, in Carter County, Missouri, has 111 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 91 of them paid for a total of $5.4M.

That is 90.2% of the 123 claims recorded across Carter County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $59K, close to the county average of $54K and the Missouri average of $23K.

FEMA counts 10 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 37 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.2% of residential structures.

111NFIP claims since 1978
91paid claims
$5.4Mtotal paid
$59Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 63965CarterMissouriUS
Claims since 197811112351,3042,680,429
Share of claims paid82%82%85%78%
Average paid claim$59K$54K$23K$43K
Share of county claims90.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties10113,886—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 63965 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s14$117,784
1990s13$335,813
2000s34$554,204
2010s50$4,390,527
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20173229$4,121,861$142,133
201575$179,997$35,999
201421$52,451$52,451
201310$0—
201186$36,218$6,036
200911$8,515$8,515
20082017$447,377$26,316
200711$16,492$16,492
200321$2,496$2,496
2002109$79,324$8,814
19931312$335,813$27,984
1985127$96,984$13,855
198311$7,500$7,500
198211$13,300$13,300

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: Carter County

Carter County has 744 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (25 in the last 12 months), 22 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 62; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 95 · Tornado: 22 · Flood: 62 · Wind: 146 · Winter: 107 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 63965?

111 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 91 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 63965?

$5.4M across 91 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $59K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 63965?

2017, with 32 claims and $4.1M paid.

What county is ZIP 63965 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Carter County, Missouri; 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.