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Flood history · Painesville, OH 44077

Flood insurance claims in Painesville, OH 44077

240 claims since 1978 and $5.9 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

240flood insurance claims since 1978
$5.9 millionpaid to policyholders
$28,399average paid claim
8claims in the last 10 years
16%of claims outside high-risk zones
#13of 900 Ohio ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 44077 since 1978.

1978: 30 claims1979: 9 claims1980: 1 claims1981: 33 claims1982: 1 claims1984: 5 claims1985: 4 claims1986: 5 claims1987: 2 claims1988: 1 claims1989: 4 claims1994: 3 claims1996: 1 claims2004: 2 claims2005: 1 claims2006: 98 claims2007: 2 claims2008: 1 claims2009: 1 claims2011: 10 claims2013: 14 claims2014: 1 claims2015: 3 claims2017: 2 claims2018: 2 claims2019: 1 claims2023: 1 claims2025: 2 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, Late winter storms, accounts for 3% of claims.

8 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Late winter storms201173%
Unnamed flooding198562%
Not a named storm197921%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)79% · 190
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)15% · 37
Zone not recorded5% · 13

NFIP communities

Fairport Harbor, Village OfParticipates in the NFIP
Lake County *Participates in the NFIP
Painesville, City OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Lake County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe StormsSevere Storm · Emergency · 2012-06-30
Severe Storms, Straight Line Winds, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2006-08-01
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-13
Severe Storms And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2004-09-19

4 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Lake 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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