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ZIP code 74801, Pottawatomie 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 77 NFIP claims for ZIP 74801 (Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma), with $750K paid on 65 claims since 1978.

That is 50.3% of the 153 claims recorded across Pottawatomie County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $12K, lower than the county average of $18K and the Oklahoma average of $24K.

FEMA counts 8 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 115 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

77NFIP claims since 1978
65paid claims
$750Ktotal paid
$12Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 74801PottawatomieOklahomaUS
Claims since 19787715312,9982,680,429
Share of claims paid84%85%82%78%
Average paid claim$12K$18K$24K$43K
Share of county claims50.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties822949—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 74801 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$515
1980s34$313,950
1990s23$257,264
2000s12$129,272
2010s6$47,117
2020s1$2,318
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202211$2,318$2,318
201510$0—
201411$18,340$18,340
201310$0—
201032$28,777$14,388
200810$0—
2007119$129,272$14,364
199622$3,626$1,813
199555$49,132$9,826
199399$159,333$17,704
199211$2,390$2,390
199110$0—
199055$42,784$8,557
198922$1,154$577
198864$10,050$2,512
198799$155,630$17,292
198666$66,428$11,071
198555$42,904$8,581
198410$0—
198353$37,784$12,595
197911$515$515

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: Pottawatomie County

Pottawatomie County has 961 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (36 in the last 12 months), 44 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 51; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 360 · Tornado: 95 · Flood: 51 · Wind: 219 · Winter: 49 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 74801?

77 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 65 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 74801?

$750K across 65 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $12K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 74801?

2007, with 11 claims and $129K paid.

What county is ZIP 74801 in?

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