Flood history · Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821
Flood insurance claims in Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821
64 claims since 1978 and $337,380 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.
Claims by year
Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 53821 since 1978.
What the record says
88% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 12% outside them.
One event dominates the record: Severe flooding accounts for 42% of all claims in this ZIP code.
9 claims were filed in the last 10 years.
The most commonly recorded cause is rivers, streams or lakes overflowing.
Biggest flood events
| Event | Year | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe flooding | 2001 | 27 | 42% |
| Unnamed flooding | 1993 | 3 | 5% |
| March 2019 Midwest Flooding | 2019 | 2 | 3% |
Flood zone at time of claim
NFIP communities
Federal disaster declarations in Crawford County
Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.
10 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Crawford 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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