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ZIP code 73147, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

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 5 NFIP claims for ZIP 73147 (Oklahoma County, Oklahoma), with $66K paid on 5 claims since 1978.

That is 0.3% of the 1,715 claims recorded across Oklahoma County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $13K, lower than the county average of $21K and the Oklahoma average of $24K.

At county level FEMA counts 1,251 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

5NFIP claims since 1978
5paid claims
$66Ktotal paid
$13Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 73147OklahomaOklahomaUS
Claims since 197851,71512,9982,680,429
Share of claims paid100%69%82%78%
Average paid claim$13K$21K$24K$43K
Share of county claims0.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties0159949—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 73147 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$23,902
1980s3$24,412
1990s0$0
2000s1$18,000
2010s0$0
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
200711$18,000$18,000
198311$288$288
198211$17,027$17,027
198011$7,097$7,097
197911$23,902$23,902

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: Oklahoma County

Oklahoma County has 2,884 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (106 in the last 12 months), 52 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 212; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 1,273 · Tornado: 141 · Flood: 212 · Wind: 889 · Winter: 80 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 73147?

5 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 5 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 73147?

$66K across 5 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $13K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 73147?

1979, with 1 claim and $24K paid.

What county is ZIP 73147 in?

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