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ZIP code 85031, 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.

ZIP code 85031, in Maricopa County, Arizona, has 64 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 49 of them paid for a total of $464K.

That is 2.4% of the 2,633 claims recorded across Maricopa County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $9K, lower than the county average of $15K and the Arizona average of $18K.

FEMA counts 3 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.

64NFIP claims since 1978
49paid claims
$464Ktotal paid
$9Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 85031MaricopaArizonaUS
Claims since 1978642,6335,3362,680,429
Share of claims paid77%66%67%78%
Average paid claim$9K$15K$18K$43K
Share of county claims2.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3101208—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 85031 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$22,362
1980s5$26,935
1990s27$123,201
2000s12$163,013
2010s16$128,864
2020s1$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202410$0—
20141310$116,552$11,655
201032$12,312$6,156
20061110$163,013$16,301
200410$0—
19922420$119,201$5,960
199110$0—
199022$4,001$2,000
198411$344$344
198310$0—
198221$3,138$3,138
198011$23,453$23,453
197832$22,362$11,181

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 85031?

64 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 49 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 85031?

$464K across 49 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $9K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 85031?

1992, with 24 claims and $119K paid.

What county is ZIP 85031 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.