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ZIP code 64118, Clay 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.

OpenFEMA lists 170 NFIP claims for ZIP 64118 (Clay County, Missouri), with $1.1M paid on 138 claims since 1978.

That is 21.3% of the 799 claims recorded across Clay County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $8K, lower than the county average of $17K and the Missouri average of $23K.

FEMA counts 14 repetitive-loss properties and 5 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 258 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.3% of residential structures.

170NFIP claims since 1978
138paid claims
$1.1Mtotal paid
$8Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 64118ClayMissouriUS
Claims since 197817079951,3042,680,429
Share of claims paid81%84%85%78%
Average paid claim$8K$17K$23K$43K
Share of county claims21.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties14683,886—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 64118 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s16$78,948
1980s73$410,399
1990s41$212,004
2000s16$119,936
2010s19$147,040
2020s5$109,986
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202644$109,986$27,496
202010$0—
201765$71,469$14,294
201641$12,565$12,565
201585$63,006$12,601
201310$0—
200966$41,241$6,873
200877$73,744$10,535
200711$4,952$4,952
200120$0—
199922$3,107$1,554
19982421$164,590$7,838
199711$1,444$1,444
199666$36,898$6,150
199510$0—
199310$0—
199253$4,347$1,449
199011$1,618$1,618
198965$17,661$3,532
198711$38,638$38,638
198674$16,122$4,031
198422$32,118$16,059
198332$15,178$7,589
19824741$273,316$6,666
198155$15,014$3,003
198021$2,351$2,351
19791513$72,246$5,557
197811$6,701$6,701

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: Clay County

Clay County has 1,119 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (13 in the last 12 months), 25 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 129; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 463 · Tornado: 36 · Flood: 129 · Wind: 380 · Winter: 52 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 64118?

170 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 138 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 64118?

$1.1M across 138 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $8K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 64118?

1982, with 47 claims and $273K paid.

What county is ZIP 64118 in?

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