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Flood history · Pontiac, IL 61764

Flood insurance claims in Pontiac, IL 61764

246 claims since 1979 and $1.7 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

246flood insurance claims since 1979
$1.7 millionpaid to policyholders
$8,977average paid claim
1claims in the last 10 years
4%of claims outside high-risk zones
#52of 914 Illinois ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 61764 since 1978.

1979: 5 claims1980: 25 claims1982: 48 claims1987: 1 claims1990: 1 claims1998: 1 claims2002: 1 claims2004: 1 claims2005: 5 claims2008: 151 claims2010: 1 claims2014: 2 claims2015: 2 claims2016: 1 claims2020: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

Almost all claims here (96%) 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 19% of claims.

1 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding19824719%
Early winter storms201521%
March storm200810%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)93% · 228
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)4% · 10
Zone not recorded3% · 8

NFIP communities

Pontiac, City OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Livingston 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 · 2008-03-07
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-07

3 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Livingston 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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