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Flood history · Saint Louis, MO 63138

Flood insurance claims in Saint Louis, MO 63138

89 claims since 1979 and $766,365 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

89flood insurance claims since 1979
$766,365paid to policyholders
$10,794average paid claim
3claims in the last 10 years
24%of claims outside high-risk zones
#107of 642 Missouri ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 63138 since 1978.

1979: 13 claims1981: 4 claims1982: 11 claims1983: 9 claims1984: 5 claims1985: 5 claims1986: 7 claims1993: 26 claims1995: 2 claims1998: 1 claims2001: 1 claims2008: 1 claims2013: 1 claims2019: 3 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

76% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 24% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Midwest Flooding, accounts for 13% of claims.

3 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Midwest Flooding19931213%
Unnamed flooding19851213%
Not a named storm198278%
Hurricane Ike200811%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)71% · 63
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)22% · 20
Zone not recorded7% · 6

NFIP communities

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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