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Flood history · East Peoria, IL 61611

Flood insurance claims in East Peoria, IL 61611

557 claims since 1979 and $4.6 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

557flood insurance claims since 1979
$4.6 millionpaid to policyholders
$9,745average paid claim
17claims in the last 10 years
9%of claims outside high-risk zones
#14of 914 Illinois ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 61611 since 1978.

1979: 95 claims1980: 14 claims1982: 143 claims1983: 22 claims1985: 104 claims1990: 6 claims1995: 9 claims1997: 19 claims1998: 1 claims2002: 1 claims2008: 20 claims2009: 21 claims2011: 2 claims2013: 75 claims2015: 8 claims2017: 1 claims2019: 6 claims2020: 10 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

Almost all claims here (91%) were on properties in high-risk zones (A or V). In those zones, federally regulated lenders require flood insurance.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 23% of claims.

17 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is tidal water overflow: coastal surge and high tides.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding198512623%
Mid-spring storms20137413%
Hurricane Ike200871%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)73% · 405
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)7% · 38
Zone not recorded20% · 114

NFIP communities

Spring Bay, Village OfParticipates in the NFIP
Woodford County *Participates in the NFIP
Peoria Heights, Village OfParticipates in the NFIP
East Peoria, City OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Tazewell County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2013-05-10
Severe Storms And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2008-10-03
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-07
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2003-05-15

4 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Tazewell 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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