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Flood history · Georgetown, MN 56546

Flood insurance claims in Georgetown, MN 56546

105 claims since 1978 and $695,995 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

105flood insurance claims since 1978
$695,995paid to policyholders
$7,175average paid claim
1claims in the last 10 years
11%of claims outside high-risk zones
#18of 507 Minnesota ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 56546 since 1978.

1978: 12 claims1979: 20 claims1980: 1 claims1997: 30 claims1998: 1 claims2000: 3 claims2001: 6 claims2005: 1 claims2006: 1 claims2009: 17 claims2010: 6 claims2011: 6 claims2019: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

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

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 29% of claims.

1 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding19973029%
Not a named storm19791817%
Winter storm200977%
Severe flooding200166%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)74% · 78
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)10% · 10
Zone not recorded16% · 17

NFIP communities

Clay County *Participates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Clay County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2023-07-19
Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2019-06-12
Severe Storms And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2011-05-10
FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2010-04-19
FloodingFlood · Emergency · 2010-03-19
Severe Storms And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2009-04-09

13 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Clay 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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