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Flood history · Ketchum, ID 83340

Flood insurance claims in Ketchum, ID 83340

148 claims since 1982 and $1.4 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

148flood insurance claims since 1982
$1.4 millionpaid to policyholders
$13,922average paid claim
98claims in the last 10 years
46%of claims outside high-risk zones
#1of 117 Idaho ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 83340 since 1978.

1982: 1 claims1983: 4 claims1984: 1 claims1993: 1 claims1995: 13 claims1997: 11 claims2006: 15 claims2008: 2 claims2009: 1 claims2011: 1 claims2017: 85 claims2018: 2 claims2019: 2 claims2023: 9 claims1990200020102020

What the record says

About 46% of claims here were on properties rated outside high-risk zones (zones X, B or C). A lower-risk zone on the map is not a guarantee.

Flooding here is recent: 98 claims (66%) were in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is rivers, streams or lakes overflowing.

Biggest flood events

No named events recorded.

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)54% · 80
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)45% · 66
Undetermined (D)1% · 2

NFIP communities

Ketchum, City OfParticipates in the NFIP
Blaine County *Participates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Blaine County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesFlood · Major disaster · 2017-08-27
Hurricane KatrinaHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-13

2 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Blaine 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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