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Flood history · Kokomo, IN 46901

Flood insurance claims in Kokomo, IN 46901

426 claims since 1980 and $7.9 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

426flood insurance claims since 1980
$7.9 millionpaid to policyholders
$21,608average paid claim
6claims in the last 10 years
14%of claims outside high-risk zones
#7of 545 Indiana ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 46901 since 1978.

1980: 11 claims1982: 4 claims1983: 3 claims1985: 14 claims1987: 1 claims1989: 1 claims1990: 23 claims1992: 18 claims1997: 6 claims1998: 56 claims1999: 54 claims2003: 90 claims2004: 1 claims2005: 30 claims2006: 1 claims2008: 3 claims2011: 1 claims2013: 103 claims2017: 4 claims2018: 1 claims2026: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

86% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 14% outside them.

6 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Kokomo, City Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 8), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 10% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding1985389%
2026-08-Indiana-Flooding202610%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)84% · 356
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)14% · 59
Zone not recorded3% · 11

NFIP communities

Kokomo, City OfCRS class 8 · up to 10% off
Howard County *Participates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Howard County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And TornadoesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2023-04-15
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-10
Severe Winter Storms And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2005-01-21
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2004-06-03
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2003-07-11

5 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Howard 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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