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Flood history · Peoria, IL 61614

Flood insurance claims in Peoria, IL 61614

305 claims since 1979 and $2.0 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

305flood insurance claims since 1979
$2.0 millionpaid to policyholders
$7,726average paid claim
10claims in the last 10 years
26%of claims outside high-risk zones
#37of 914 Illinois ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 61614 since 1978.

1979: 57 claims1980: 3 claims1981: 7 claims1982: 72 claims1983: 23 claims1984: 7 claims1985: 51 claims1986: 1 claims1990: 2 claims1991: 1 claims1992: 1 claims1993: 6 claims1995: 9 claims1996: 1 claims1997: 17 claims1998: 2 claims2002: 7 claims2004: 1 claims2005: 2 claims2006: 1 claims2007: 2 claims2008: 5 claims2009: 6 claims2013: 8 claims2015: 3 claims2017: 1 claims2019: 5 claims2020: 2 claims2024: 1 claims2026: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

74% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 26% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 18% of claims.

10 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 flooding19955518%
Mid-spring storms201372%
Early winter storms201510%
Midwest Flooding199310%
Hurricane Ike200810%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)64% · 195
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)22% · 68
Zone not recorded14% · 42

NFIP communities

Peoria, City OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Peoria 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

3 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Peoria 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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