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ZIP code 64831, McDonald 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 59 NFIP claims for ZIP 64831 (McDonald County, Missouri), with $3.1M paid on 52 claims since 1978.

That is 15.3% of the 386 claims recorded across McDonald County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $60K, higher than the county average of $38K and the Missouri average of $23K.

FEMA counts 11 repetitive-loss properties and 3 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 53 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.4% of residential structures.

59NFIP claims since 1978
52paid claims
$3.1Mtotal paid
$60Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 64831McDonaldMissouriUS
Claims since 19785938651,3042,680,429
Share of claims paid88%87%85%78%
Average paid claim$60K$38K$23K$43K
Share of county claims15.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties11433,886—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 64831 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s0$0
2000s9$206,596
2010s49$2,901,164
2020s1$32,060
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202211$32,060$32,060
20192523$1,375,624$59,810
20171414$1,009,534$72,110
201586$459,236$76,539
201122$56,770$28,385
200874$201,962$50,491
200511$1,817$1,817
200111$2,816$2,816

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: McDonald County

McDonald County has 779 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (34 in the last 12 months), 26 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 227; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 207 · Tornado: 24 · Flood: 227 · Wind: 190 · Winter: 47 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 64831?

59 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 52 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 64831?

$3.1M across 52 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $60K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 64831?

2019, with 25 claims and $1.4M paid.

What county is ZIP 64831 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for McDonald 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.