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Flood history · Sterling, CO 80751

Flood insurance claims in Sterling, CO 80751

65 claims since 1980 and $782,957 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

65flood insurance claims since 1980
$782,957paid to policyholders
$23,028average paid claim
1claims in the last 10 years
12%of claims outside high-risk zones
#14of 327 Colorado ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 80751 since 1978.

1980: 3 claims1981: 3 claims1982: 2 claims1983: 6 claims1985: 2 claims1987: 5 claims1989: 1 claims1990: 1 claims1997: 23 claims2011: 2 claims2013: 11 claims2015: 5 claims2023: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

88% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 12% outside them.

1 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is heavy rain or snowmelt collecting faster than it drains, which can happen far from any river or coast.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding19971726%
Late summer storms20131117%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)58% · 38
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)8% · 5
Zone not recorded34% · 22

NFIP communities

Sterling, City OfParticipates in the NFIP
Logan County *

Federal disaster declarations in Logan County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms, Flooding, And TornadoesFlood · Major disaster · 2023-08-25
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesFlood · Major disaster · 2015-07-16
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesFlood · Major disaster · 2013-09-14
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesFlood · Emergency · 2013-09-12
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationCoastal Storm · Emergency · 2005-09-05
Severe Winter StormsSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2001-05-17

6 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Logan County since 2000.

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Sources: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v3) and Disaster Declarations Summaries, FEMA NFIP Community Status Book; place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data as of 2026-10-09. Payments are net building + contents payments in dollars at the time paid, not adjusted for inflation. Claims are grouped by the ZIP code reported on the claim. This product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA. Information only; not an official flood zone determination or insurance advice.

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