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Flood history · Fair Haven, MI 48023

Flood insurance claims in Fair Haven, MI 48023

299 claims since 1978 and $703,995 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

299flood insurance claims since 1978
$703,995paid to policyholders
$3,502average paid claim
31claims in the last 10 years
29%of claims outside high-risk zones
#9of 563 Michigan ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 48023 since 1978.

1978: 2 claims1979: 3 claims1980: 1 claims1982: 11 claims1983: 2 claims1984: 2 claims1985: 118 claims1986: 98 claims1987: 14 claims1988: 1 claims1989: 1 claims1990: 1 claims1992: 1 claims1994: 1 claims1996: 1 claims1997: 7 claims1999: 1 claims2003: 2 claims2014: 1 claims2018: 5 claims2019: 11 claims2020: 9 claims2021: 2 claims2023: 2 claims2026: 2 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

71% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 29% outside them.

One event dominates the record: Unnamed flooding accounts for 44% of all claims in this ZIP code.

31 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding198513344%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)61% · 183
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)25% · 75
Zone not recorded14% · 41

NFIP communities

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Federal disaster declarations in St. Clair County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-07
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2004-06-30

2 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for St. Clair 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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