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ZIP code 65265, Audrain 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 45 NFIP claims for ZIP 65265 (Audrain County, Missouri), with $104K paid on 25 claims since 1978.

That is 75% of the 60 claims recorded across Audrain County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $4K, lower than the county average of $17K and the Missouri average of $23K.

FEMA counts 3 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 32 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.3% of residential structures.

45NFIP claims since 1978
25paid claims
$104Ktotal paid
$4Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 65265AudrainMissouriUS
Claims since 1978456051,3042,680,429
Share of claims paid56%63%85%78%
Average paid claim$4K$17K$23K$43K
Share of county claims75.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties343,886—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 65265 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s11$15,106
1980s26$68,830
1990s4$5,010
2000s3$14,929
2010s1$0
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201510$0—
200821$13,251$13,251
200511$1,678$1,678
199810$0—
199332$5,010$2,505
198920$0—
198451$234$234
198320$0—
198254$19,833$4,958
1981118$46,644$5,830
198011$2,119$2,119
197921$1,647$1,647
197896$13,459$2,243

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: Audrain County

Audrain County has 468 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (17 in the last 12 months), 19 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 39; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 123 · Tornado: 26 · Flood: 39 · Wind: 160 · Winter: 53 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 65265?

45 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 25 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 65265?

$104K across 25 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $4K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 65265?

1981, with 11 claims and $47K paid.

What county is ZIP 65265 in?

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