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ZIP code 65737, Stone 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 18 NFIP claims for ZIP 65737 (Stone County, Missouri), with $586K paid on 15 claims since 1978.

That is 24% of the 75 claims recorded across Stone County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $39K, close to the county average of $37K and the Missouri average of $23K.

FEMA counts 2 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 50 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.3% of residential structures.

18NFIP claims since 1978
15paid claims
$586Ktotal paid
$39Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 65737StoneMissouriUS
Claims since 1978187551,3042,680,429
Share of claims paid83%76%85%78%
Average paid claim$39K$37K$23K$43K
Share of county claims24.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties2153,886—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 65737 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s3$6,749
2000s10$302,652
2010s4$247,126
2020s1$29,003
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202111$29,003$29,003
201711$170,500$170,500
201511$63,909$63,909
201121$12,718$12,718
200875$203,735$40,747
200233$98,917$32,972
199311$2,294$2,294
199211$3,156$3,156
199011$1,299$1,299

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: Stone County

Stone County has 797 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (9 in the last 12 months), 24 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 131; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 274 · Tornado: 32 · Flood: 131 · Wind: 232 · Winter: 52 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 65737?

18 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 15 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 65737?

$586K across 15 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $39K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 65737?

2008, with 7 claims and $204K paid.

What county is ZIP 65737 in?

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