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ZIP code 65109, Cole 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 65109, in Cole County, Missouri, has 67 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 58 of them paid for a total of $2.0M.

That is 16.1% of the 416 claims recorded across Cole County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $35K, higher than the county average of $21K and the Missouri average of $23K.

FEMA counts 9 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 83 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.3% of residential structures.

67NFIP claims since 1978
58paid claims
$2.0Mtotal paid
$35Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 65109ColeMissouriUS
Claims since 19786741651,3042,680,429
Share of claims paid87%89%85%78%
Average paid claim$35K$21K$23K$43K
Share of county claims16.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties9483,886—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 65109 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s3$3,058
1990s33$789,189
2000s5$87,143
2010s15$819,053
2020s11$316,152
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202210$0—
2021109$316,152$35,128
201933$24,362$8,121
201711$8,108$8,108
201698$695,838$86,980
201511$10,039$10,039
201411$80,706$80,706
200821$25,271$25,271
200721$247$247
200511$61,626$61,626
199822$67,285$33,643
199543$17,781$5,927
199421$25,396$25,396
19932120$659,360$32,968
199211$4,562$4,562
199033$14,805$4,935
198622$3,058$1,529
198110$0—

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: Cole County

Cole County has 469 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (10 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: 42; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 147 · Tornado: 12 · Flood: 42 · Wind: 146 · Winter: 48 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 65109?

67 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 58 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 65109?

$2.0M across 58 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $35K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 65109?

1993, with 21 claims and $659K paid.

What county is ZIP 65109 in?

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