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Flood history · Jacksonville, IL 62650

Flood insurance claims in Jacksonville, IL 62650

60 claims since 1979 and $1.0 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

60flood insurance claims since 1979
$1.0 millionpaid to policyholders
$23,249average paid claim
2claims in the last 10 years
27%of claims outside high-risk zones
#186of 914 Illinois ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 62650 since 1978.

1979: 6 claims1981: 2 claims1982: 19 claims1986: 1 claims1990: 2 claims1993: 2 claims1994: 2 claims1995: 1 claims2001: 1 claims2002: 2 claims2008: 2 claims2009: 3 claims2010: 1 claims2011: 10 claims2013: 1 claims2014: 1 claims2015: 2 claims2018: 1 claims2021: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

73% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 27% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 22% 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 flooding19821322%
Hurricane Ike200812%
Midwest Flooding199312%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)62% · 37
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)23% · 14
Zone not recorded15% · 9

NFIP communities

Jacksonville, City OfParticipates in the NFIP
Morgan County*Participates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Morgan County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2023-08-15
Severe Storms And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2019-09-19
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2013-05-10
Tornadoes And Severe StormsSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2006-03-28
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-07

5 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Morgan 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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