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Flood history · Wood River, IL 62095

Flood insurance claims in Wood River, IL 62095

94 claims since 1978 and $423,398 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

94flood insurance claims since 1978
$423,398paid to policyholders
$6,415average paid claim
2claims in the last 10 years
18%of claims outside high-risk zones
#133of 914 Illinois ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 62095 since 1978.

1978: 6 claims1979: 28 claims1980: 1 claims1981: 1 claims1982: 8 claims1983: 4 claims1984: 1 claims1985: 3 claims1986: 6 claims1990: 6 claims1993: 12 claims1995: 3 claims2001: 2 claims2002: 3 claims2003: 2 claims2005: 1 claims2011: 1 claims2015: 3 claims2016: 1 claims2017: 2 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

82% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 18% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 14% of claims.

2 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 flooding19861314%
Midwest Flooding199377%
Early winter storms201522%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)53% · 50
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)10% · 9
Undetermined (D)2% · 2
Zone not recorded35% · 33

NFIP communities

Wood River, City OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Madison County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2019-09-19
Severe Storms And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2008-06-24
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-07

3 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Madison 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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