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ZIP code 97301, Marion County, Oregon

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 122 NFIP claims for ZIP 97301 (Marion County, Oregon), with $2.5M paid on 99 claims since 1978.

That is 30.5% of the 400 claims recorded across Marion County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $25K, higher than the county average of $19K and the Oregon average of $24K.

FEMA counts 5 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 1,169 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.3% of residential structures.

122NFIP claims since 1978
99paid claims
$2.5Mtotal paid
$25Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 97301MarionOregonUS
Claims since 19781224006,0952,680,429
Share of claims paid81%78%75%78%
Average paid claim$25K$19K$24K$43K
Share of county claims30.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties516388—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 97301 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s2$2,000
1990s38$997,226
2000s13$172,897
2010s63$1,218,561
2020s6$70,973
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202542$70,973$35,487
202410$0—
202110$0—
201721$410$410
201610$0—
201522$51,913$25,956
20125750$1,166,238$23,325
201010$0—
200532$12,516$6,258
200322$35,175$17,587
200265$20,740$4,148
200111$12,409$12,409
200011$92,058$92,058
199922$27,042$13,521
199875$113,386$22,677
199720$0—
19962724$856,798$35,700
198111$1,336$1,336
198011$664$664

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: Marion County

Marion County has 84 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (0 in the last 12 months), 15 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 23; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 5 · Tornado: 11 · Flood: 23 · Wind: 10 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 97301?

122 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 99 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 97301?

$2.5M across 99 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $25K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 97301?

2012, with 57 claims and $1.2M paid.

What county is ZIP 97301 in?

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