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Flood history · Grand Forks, ND 58201

Flood insurance claims in Grand Forks, ND 58201

2,189 claims since 1978 and $54.9 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

2,189flood insurance claims since 1978
$54.9 millionpaid to policyholders
$28,108average paid claim
66claims in the last 10 years
56%of claims outside high-risk zones
#1of 216 North Dakota ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 58201 since 1978.

1978: 23 claims1979: 166 claims1980: 1 claims1981: 3 claims1982: 21 claims1983: 3 claims1984: 1 claims1989: 44 claims1991: 1 claims1992: 2 claims1993: 2 claims1994: 2 claims1996: 11 claims1997: 1743 claims1999: 4 claims2001: 40 claims2002: 4 claims2005: 1 claims2006: 2 claims2007: 1 claims2008: 1 claims2009: 20 claims2010: 4 claims2011: 17 claims2013: 3 claims2015: 1 claims2016: 2 claims2018: 1 claims2019: 53 claims2020: 8 claims2022: 4 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 56% of claims here were on properties rated outside high-risk zones (zones X, B or C). A lower-risk zone on the map is not a guarantee.

One event dominates the record: Unnamed flooding accounts for 79% of all claims in this ZIP code.

66 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Grand Forks, City Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 5), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 25% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding19971,73979%
Not a named storm19791577%
Severe flooding200160%
Late spring storms201140%
Winter storm200930%
Midwest Flooding199320%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)43% · 950
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)55% · 1,207
Undetermined (D)0% · 2
Zone not recorded1% · 30

NFIP communities

Grand Forks, City OfCRS class 5 · up to 25% off
Grand Forks County *Participates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Grand Forks County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And TornadoesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2025-10-22
FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2023-07-05
Severe Winter Storm And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2022-07-13
Severe Storms And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2020-10-02
FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2020-07-09
FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2020-01-21

21 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Grand Forks 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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