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ZIP code 65051, Osage 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 65051, in Osage County, Missouri, has 39 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 38 of them paid for a total of $1.4M.

That is 21.7% of the 180 claims recorded across Osage County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $37K, higher than the county average of $21K and the Missouri average of $23K.

FEMA counts 5 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 34 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.4% of residential structures.

39NFIP claims since 1978
38paid claims
$1.4Mtotal paid
$37Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 65051OsageMissouriUS
Claims since 19783918051,3042,680,429
Share of claims paid97%88%85%78%
Average paid claim$37K$21K$23K$43K
Share of county claims21.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties5243,886—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 65051 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s2$11,071
1990s4$78,888
2000s8$308,418
2010s25$1,008,246
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201799$457,158$50,795
201577$231,489$33,070
201377$318,188$45,455
201121$1,411$1,411
200888$308,418$38,552
199344$78,888$19,722
198611$7,576$7,576
198511$3,495$3,495

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: Osage County

Osage County has 346 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (4 in the last 12 months), 30 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 41; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 95 · Tornado: 11 · Flood: 41 · Wind: 85 · Winter: 48 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 65051?

39 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 38 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 65051?

$1.4M across 38 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $37K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 65051?

2017, with 9 claims and $457K paid.

What county is ZIP 65051 in?

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