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Flood history · Fenton, MO 63026

Flood insurance claims in Fenton, MO 63026

1,311 claims since 1978 and $26.7 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

1,311flood insurance claims since 1978
$26.7 millionpaid to policyholders
$22,736average paid claim
116claims in the last 10 years
16%of claims outside high-risk zones
#4of 642 Missouri ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 63026 since 1978.

1978: 1 claims1979: 74 claims1980: 4 claims1981: 14 claims1982: 133 claims1983: 119 claims1984: 1 claims1985: 100 claims1986: 20 claims1990: 11 claims1992: 4 claims1993: 240 claims1994: 131 claims1995: 64 claims1996: 33 claims1998: 3 claims2000: 1 claims2001: 3 claims2002: 17 claims2004: 1 claims2005: 2 claims2008: 108 claims2009: 3 claims2011: 6 claims2013: 9 claims2015: 89 claims2016: 4 claims2017: 77 claims2019: 7 claims2020: 4 claims2021: 1 claims2022: 19 claims2024: 8 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

84% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 16% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 19% of claims.

116 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding199424819%
Not a named storm198213010%
Midwest Flooding19931209%
Early winter storms2015877%
Late spring severe storms2017776%
March storm2008514%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)78% · 1,022
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)15% · 192
Zone not recorded7% · 97

NFIP communities

Jefferson County*Participates in the NFIP
Fenton, City OfParticipates in the NFIP
St. Louis County *Participates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in St. Louis County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2025-06-09
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And WildfiresSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2025-05-21
Severe Storms And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2022-08-08
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2017-06-02
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2016-01-21
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingFlood · Emergency · 2016-01-02

18 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for St. Louis 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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