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ZIP code 68506, Lancaster County, Nebraska

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 68506, in Lancaster County, Nebraska, has 22 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 8 of them paid for a total of $74K.

That is 7% of the 313 claims recorded across Lancaster County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $9K, lower than the county average of $18K and the Nebraska average of $22K.

FEMA counts 2 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 753 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.8% of residential structures.

22NFIP claims since 1978
8paid claims
$74Ktotal paid
$9Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 68506LancasterNebraskaUS
Claims since 1978223136,0692,680,429
Share of claims paid36%52%74%78%
Average paid claim$9K$18K$22K$43K
Share of county claims7.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties29430—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 68506 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$0
1980s0$0
1990s9$63,860
2000s2$4,958
2010s9$5,633
2020s1$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202110$0—
201610$0—
201522$1,184$592
201420$0—
201321$4,449$4,449
201020$0—
200311$4,958$4,958
200010$0—
199810$0—
199711$50,385$50,385
199611$1,947$1,947
199362$11,527$5,764
197810$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: Lancaster County

Lancaster County has 1,227 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (81 in the last 12 months), 16 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 62; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 510 · Tornado: 52 · Flood: 62 · Wind: 398 · Winter: 98 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 68506?

22 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 8 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 68506?

$74K across 8 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $9K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 68506?

1993, with 6 claims and $12K paid.

What county is ZIP 68506 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Lancaster County, Nebraska; 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.