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ZIP code 80923, El Paso 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.

OpenFEMA lists 9 NFIP claims for ZIP 80923 (El Paso County, Colorado), with $35K paid on 4 claims since 1978.

That is 1.1% of the 857 claims recorded across El Paso County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $9K, lower than the county average of $14K and the Colorado average of $25K.

At county level FEMA counts 1,208 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

9NFIP claims since 1978
4paid claims
$35Ktotal paid
$9Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 80923El PasoColoradoUS
Claims since 197898575,8022,680,429
Share of claims paid44%49%63%78%
Average paid claim$9K$14K$25K$43K
Share of county claims1.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties024103—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 80923 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s0$0
2000s0$0
2010s8$34,794
2020s1$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
201922$1,274$637
201610$0—
201411$3,657$3,657
201331$29,864$29,864
201210$0—

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: El Paso County

El Paso County has 2,710 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (39 in the last 12 months), 20 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 201; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 1,911 · Tornado: 97 · Flood: 201 · Wind: 168 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 80923?

9 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 4 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 80923?

$35K across 4 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $9K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 80923?

2013, with 3 claims and $30K paid.

What county is ZIP 80923 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for El Paso 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.