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Flood history · Mount Vernon, IN 47620

Flood insurance claims in Mount Vernon, IN 47620

90 claims since 1981 and $1.9 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

90flood insurance claims since 1981
$1.9 millionpaid to policyholders
$23,115average paid claim
8claims in the last 10 years
11%of claims outside high-risk zones
#55of 545 Indiana ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 47620 since 1978.

1981: 1 claims1982: 1 claims1990: 1 claims1991: 2 claims1996: 2 claims1997: 18 claims1998: 1 claims2005: 11 claims2008: 2 claims2011: 42 claims2016: 1 claims2018: 5 claims2019: 1 claims2025: 2 claims1990200020102020

What the record says

89% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 11% outside them.

One event dominates the record: Mid-spring storms accounts for 44% of all claims in this ZIP code.

8 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Mid-spring storms20114044%
Unnamed flooding199756%
Central U.S. April Flooding202511%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)87% · 78
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)11% · 10
Zone not recorded2% · 2

NFIP communities

Posey County*Participates in the NFIP
Mount Vernon, City OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Posey County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, AndSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2011-06-23
Severe Winter StormSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2009-03-05
Severe Storms And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2008-09-23
Severe Storms, Flooding, And TornadoesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2008-06-08
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-10
Severe Winter Storms And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2005-01-21

8 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Posey 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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