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Flood history · Kalamazoo, MI 49048

Flood insurance claims in Kalamazoo, MI 49048

65 claims since 1981 and $979,332 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

65flood insurance claims since 1981
$979,332paid to policyholders
$19,203average paid claim
18claims in the last 10 years
14%of claims outside high-risk zones
#48of 563 Michigan ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 49048 since 1978.

1981: 2 claims1982: 2 claims1985: 6 claims1988: 1 claims1991: 1 claims1994: 1 claims1995: 1 claims1997: 1 claims1999: 1 claims2001: 2 claims2002: 1 claims2004: 1 claims2005: 1 claims2008: 20 claims2009: 3 claims2011: 2 claims2015: 1 claims2017: 2 claims2018: 15 claims2019: 1 claims1990200020102020

What the record says

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

18 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Ike20081625%
Unnamed flooding198558%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)75% · 49
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)12% · 8
Zone not recorded12% · 8

NFIP communities

Kalamazoo, Charter Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Comstock, Charter Township OfParticipates in the NFIP
Kalamazoo, City OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Kalamazoo County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2026-06-30
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-07

2 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Kalamazoo 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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