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Flood history · Saint Louis, MO 63130

Flood insurance claims in Saint Louis, MO 63130

1,112 claims since 1978 and $17.9 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

1,112flood insurance claims since 1978
$17.9 millionpaid to policyholders
$20,139average paid claim
212claims in the last 10 years
12%of claims outside high-risk zones
#8of 642 Missouri ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 63130 since 1978.

1978: 37 claims1979: 105 claims1980: 6 claims1981: 58 claims1982: 165 claims1983: 11 claims1984: 18 claims1985: 13 claims1986: 45 claims1987: 6 claims1988: 1 claims1989: 1 claims1990: 5 claims1991: 1 claims1993: 47 claims1994: 1 claims1995: 11 claims1996: 7 claims1998: 9 claims1999: 23 claims2000: 2 claims2001: 1 claims2002: 2 claims2003: 18 claims2004: 23 claims2005: 3 claims2007: 1 claims2008: 188 claims2009: 23 claims2010: 2 claims2011: 8 claims2012: 2 claims2013: 27 claims2014: 25 claims2015: 4 claims2016: 1 claims2017: 7 claims2018: 1 claims2019: 6 claims2020: 10 claims2022: 182 claims2023: 1 claims2024: 5 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

88% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 12% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Hurricane Ike, accounts for 16% of claims.

212 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is heavy rain or snowmelt collecting faster than it drains, which can happen far from any river or coast.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Ike200817616%
Late July Flooding202216415%
Unnamed flooding1985646%
Midwest Flooding1993363%
Not a named storm1982172%
Late spring storms201191%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)85% · 950
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)11% · 125
Zone not recorded3% · 37

NFIP communities

University City, City OfParticipates in the NFIP
Wellston, City OfParticipates in the NFIP
St. Louis, City OfParticipates 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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