State Farm

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At State Farm headquarters one morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd in his truck bed—a small wooden box wrapped in brown paper. Curious, he brought it inside, where an employee found an old photograph inside, dated decades ago but with no explanation. As they puzzled over its origin, another worker suggested that maybe it was just an old prop from some movie shoot or even a practical joke left behind. Eventually, someone joked, ‘Hey, let's see if it’s covered under our policy!’ Turns out, it wasn’t—but their laughter sure was.

2. In an ordinary office building in downtown Chicago, someone kept receiving strange emails. ‘Dear Sir/Madam,’ they began, ‘Your policy number is…’ but no number followed. One day, a delivery driver received an email: ‘Dear Sir/Madam, your policy number is…’ and paused. The sender was clearly out of ink. Another time, a neighbor got one with just the subject line: “Your policy number is…”—and nothing else. Turns out it was just State Farm’s automated system taking a coffee break.

3. At State Farm’s customer service center, a frustrated caller exclaimed, 'I’m telling you, my car can fly!' The agent replied calmly, 'Sir, I’ll transfer you to our supernatural claims department.' A few minutes later, an excited voice came on the line: ‘Agent, I just saw a UPS guy flying past my window!’ The agent chuckled and said, ‘Ma’am, that would be our supernatural package delivery department.’

4. In a small town near State Farm's offices, a local baker started noticing peculiar patterns on his customers' insurance forms. One day, a delivery driver filled out an unusually detailed form mentioning ‘frequent visits from winged creatures.’ The baker couldn’t help but laugh when he saw it—turns out, the guy just had a pet pigeon named Homer. State Farm never found any claims related to flying feathered friends.