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ZIP code 85018, Maricopa County, Arizona

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 120 NFIP claims for ZIP 85018 (Maricopa County, Arizona), with $1.6M paid on 78 claims since 1978.

That is 4.6% of the 2,633 claims recorded across Maricopa County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $21K, higher than the county average of $15K and the Arizona average of $18K.

FEMA counts 7 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 8,889 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.6% of residential structures.

120NFIP claims since 1978
78paid claims
$1.6Mtotal paid
$21Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 85018MaricopaArizonaUS
Claims since 19781202,6335,3362,680,429
Share of claims paid65%66%67%78%
Average paid claim$21K$15K$18K$43K
Share of county claims4.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties7101208—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 85018 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$1,707
1980s29$96,119
1990s23$111,130
2000s22$242,024
2010s39$729,037
2020s5$466,919
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202522$323,059$161,529
202310$0—
202222$143,861$71,930
201843$43,257$14,419
201744$57,036$14,259
201610$0—
20142615$562,667$37,511
201321$13,172$13,172
201022$52,905$26,453
200921$4,592$4,592
200820$0—
2007105$146,002$29,200
200611$47,602$47,602
200542$26,872$13,436
200310$0—
200222$16,957$8,478
199931$472$472
199333$8,475$2,825
19921715$102,183$6,812
198710$0—
19861914$93,777$6,698
198510$0—
198452$1,241$620
198310$0—
198111$262$262
198011$839$839
197911$1,707$1,707
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: Maricopa County

Maricopa County has 2,751 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (162 in the last 12 months), 27 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 661; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 227 · Tornado: 73 · Flood: 661 · Wind: 1,520 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 85018?

120 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 78 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 85018?

$1.6M across 78 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $21K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 85018?

2014, with 26 claims and $563K paid.

What county is ZIP 85018 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Maricopa County, Arizona; 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.