Flood Claims Map

Iowa

Flood insurance claims in Van Buren County, Iowa

FEMA records 53 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Van Buren County, Iowa, since 1980, with $545,932 paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2008, with 26. As of 3 August 2026, 0.6% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 4.0% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record53
Total paid$545,932
Claims with a payment43
Homes with NFIP policy0.6%
High-risk zone homes insured4.0%
Residential policies in force30

Claims by year of loss

1980: 119801981: 01982: 01983: 01984: 019841985: 11986: 01987: 01988: 019881989: 01990: 01991: 01992: 019921993: 111994: 01995: 01996: 019961997: 01998: 01999: 02000: 020002001: 02002: 02003: 02004: 020042005: 02006: 02007: 02008: 2620082009: 12010: 82011: 12012: 020122013: 32014: 02015: 02016: 020162017: 02018: 02019: 126

NFIP claims by year of loss, Van Buren County, Iowa

1980: $20019801981: $01982: $01983: $01984: $019841985: $4,8881986: $01987: $01988: $019881989: $01990: $01991: $01992: $019921993: $148,0801994: $01995: $01996: $019961997: $01998: $01999: $02000: $020002001: $02002: $02003: $02004: $020042005: $02006: $02007: $02008: $376,44220082009: $02010: $7,8612011: $7,3902012: $020122013: $02014: $02015: $02016: $020162017: $02018: $02019: $1,071$376,442

Paid on claims by year of loss (building, contents and increased cost of compliance), Van Buren County, Iowa

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Midwest Flooding11
Storm2

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
5262027
5256520
525514
526261
525881

40 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $483,596, contents $34,161, increased cost of compliance $28,175.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone650264.0%
All homes4,669300.6%

FEMA counts residential structures and NFIP residential policies in force as of 3 August 2026. Private flood policies are not counted. A share is shown as n/a where FEMA counts no homes or more policies than homes.

Flood insurance basics. Most standard homeowners policies do not cover flood damage. NFIP policies are sold through insurance agents and through FEMA's FloodSmart site, which also explains waiting periods (usually 30 days before cover starts). Check your property's flood zone on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center.

Sources

  1. FEMA, OpenFEMA FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v2 dataset, API v3 NfipClaims), 2,725,989 claim records, retrieved 29 October 2026
  2. FEMA, OpenFEMA NFIP Residential Penetration Rates, as of 3 August 2026

Checked 29 October 2026. Claims are NFIP claims only. Private flood insurance claims and uninsured losses are not included. Recent events can take months to be fully reflected.