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ZIP code 80214, Jefferson County, Colorado

National Flood Insurance Program claims and payouts recorded for this ZIP code, with county context.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

ZIP code 80214, in Jefferson County, Colorado, has 97 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 59 of them paid for a total of $388K.

That is 19.8% of the 491 claims recorded across Jefferson County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $7K, lower than the county average of $12K and the Colorado average of $25K.

FEMA counts 4 repetitive-loss properties and 0 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 1,293 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.6% of residential structures.

97NFIP claims since 1978
59paid claims
$388Ktotal paid
$7Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 80214JeffersonColoradoUS
Claims since 1978974915,8022,680,429
Share of claims paid61%52%63%78%
Average paid claim$7K$12K$25K$43K
Share of county claims19.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties413103—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 80214 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s9$31,968
1980s36$47,921
1990s18$68,882
2000s12$17,164
2010s14$168,264
2020s8$53,836
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202374$53,836$13,459
202110$0—
201811$1,699$1,699
201610$0—
201551$3,492$3,492
201355$115,644$23,129
201222$47,428$23,714
200943$15,963$5,321
200720$0—
200610$0—
200410$0—
200310$0—
200031$1,201$1,201
199920$0—
199833$37,745$12,582
199731$286$286
199552$1,986$993
199422$7,930$3,965
199133$20,936$6,979
198911$983$983
198820$0—
198672$1,422$711
1984104$16,293$4,073
198311$1,585$1,585
198244$9,081$2,270
198199$14,893$1,655
198021$3,662$3,662
197922$2,756$1,378
197877$29,212$4,173

Claims are counted by year of loss as recorded in OpenFEMA's redacted NFIP claims file; amounts combine building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments. ZIP codes in the file are the policyholder's reported ZIP.

County context: Jefferson County

Jefferson County has 682 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (35 in the last 12 months), 15 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 45; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 528 · Tornado: 13 · Flood: 45 · Wind: 54 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 80214?

97 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 59 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 80214?

$388K across 59 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $7K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 80214?

1984, with 10 claims and $16K paid.

What county is ZIP 80214 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Jefferson County, Colorado; ZIP codes can cross county lines. The county page carries the storm record, declarations and risk index for the area.

Provenance

OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (as of 8 Sep 2026) and NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026), aggregated by ZIP code and year of loss on this site; no property-level record is shown. County storm figures from NOAA NCEI through 30 Jun 2026. Built 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.