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ZIP code 65203, Boone 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 102 NFIP claims for ZIP 65203 (Boone County, Missouri), with $3.1M paid on 76 claims since 1978.

That is 52.3% of the 195 claims recorded across Boone County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $40K, higher than the county average of $28K and the Missouri average of $23K.

FEMA counts 7 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 129 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.2% of residential structures.

102NFIP claims since 1978
76paid claims
$3.1Mtotal paid
$40Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 65203BooneMissouriUS
Claims since 197810219551,3042,680,429
Share of claims paid75%73%85%78%
Average paid claim$40K$28K$23K$43K
Share of county claims52.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties7133,886—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 65203 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$322
1980s24$22,625
1990s40$245,490
2000s16$1,880,170
2010s12$143,457
2020s9$774,738
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$2,834$2,834
202410$0—
202176$771,904$128,651
201911$1,915$1,915
201711$10,028$10,028
201611$8,418$8,418
201522$29,757$14,878
201421$38,324$38,324
201333$48,589$16,196
201021$6,426$6,426
200922$612,185$306,093
200886$988,370$164,728
200411$185,103$185,103
200211$14,628$14,628
200144$79,885$19,971
199732$1,820$910
199595$38,877$7,775
199411$480$480
19931512$148,097$12,341
199221$1,606$1,606
1990106$54,609$9,102
198422$2,599$1,300
198311$95$95
198275$7,408$1,482
1981119$12,523$1,391
198030$0—
197911$322$322

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: Boone County

Boone County has 977 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (19 in the last 12 months), 27 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 91; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 372 · Tornado: 36 · Flood: 91 · Wind: 336 · Winter: 56 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 65203?

102 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 76 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 65203?

$3.1M across 76 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $40K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 65203?

1993, with 15 claims and $148K paid.

What county is ZIP 65203 in?

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