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ZIP code 66801, Lyon County, Kansas

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 66801, in Lyon County, Kansas, has 59 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 43 of them paid for a total of $943K.

That is 92.2% of the 64 claims recorded across Lyon County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $22K, close to the county average of $21K and the Kansas average of $19K.

FEMA counts 6 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 35 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.3% of residential structures.

59NFIP claims since 1978
43paid claims
$943Ktotal paid
$22Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 66801LyonKansasUS
Claims since 197859647,9012,680,429
Share of claims paid73%72%76%78%
Average paid claim$22K$21K$19K$43K
Share of county claims92.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties67463—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 66801 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s9$5,476
1990s36$694,777
2000s6$132,121
2010s5$80,740
2020s3$30,168
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$2,241$2,241
202422$27,927$13,963
201953$80,740$26,913
200911$13,223$13,223
200822$111,655$55,827
200722$5,847$2,923
200411$1,396$1,396
19981713$526,485$40,499
199710$0—
199644$56,635$14,159
199531$39,844$39,844
1993107$71,654$10,236
199011$159$159
198553$3,263$1,088
198410$0—
198232$2,214$1,107

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: Lyon County

Lyon County has 1,047 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 Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 88; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 384 · Tornado: 50 · Flood: 88 · Wind: 371 · Winter: 82 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 66801?

59 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 43 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 66801?

$943K across 43 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $22K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 66801?

1998, with 17 claims and $526K paid.

What county is ZIP 66801 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Lyon County, Kansas; 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.