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ZIP code 84770, Washington County, Utah

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 20 NFIP claims for ZIP 84770 (Washington County, Utah), with $177K paid on 8 claims since 1978.

That is 31.3% of the 64 claims recorded across Washington County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $22K, lower than the county average of $34K and the Utah average of $12K.

At county level FEMA counts 250 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.3% of residential structures.

20NFIP claims since 1978
8paid claims
$177Ktotal paid
$22Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 84770WashingtonUtahUS
Claims since 197820641,2162,680,429
Share of claims paid40%56%57%78%
Average paid claim$22K$34K$12K$43K
Share of county claims31.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties0220—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 84770 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$0
1980s5$4,423
1990s3$162,487
2000s4$43
2010s5$2,747
2020s2$7,190
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
202011$7,190$7,190
201810$0—
201710$0—
201610$0—
201222$2,747$1,373
200711$43$43
200510$0—
200410$0—
200010$0—
199711$1,712$1,712
199521$160,775$160,775
198920$0—
198111$3,400$3,400
198021$1,022$1,022
197810$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: Washington County

Washington County has 426 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (15 in the last 12 months), 14 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 292; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 26 · Tornado: 4 · Flood: 292 · Wind: 82 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 84770?

20 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 8 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 84770?

$177K across 8 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $22K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 84770?

1980, with 2 claims and $1K paid.

What county is ZIP 84770 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Washington County, Utah; 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.