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ZIP code 85201, 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 21 NFIP claims for ZIP 85201 (Maricopa County, Arizona), with $83K paid on 13 claims since 1978.

That is 0.8% of the 2,633 claims recorded across Maricopa County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $6K, lower than the county average of $15K and the Arizona average of $18K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property 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.

21NFIP claims since 1978
13paid claims
$83Ktotal paid
$6Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 85201MaricopaArizonaUS
Claims since 1978212,6335,3362,680,429
Share of claims paid62%66%67%78%
Average paid claim$6K$15K$18K$43K
Share of county claims0.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1101208—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 85201 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$7,944
1980s16$68,121
1990s2$464
2000s1$0
2010s1$6,600
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201411$6,600$6,600
200810$0—
199810$0—
199211$464$464
198810$0—
198431$1,348$1,348
198353$50,787$16,929
198076$15,987$2,664
197811$7,944$7,944

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 85201?

21 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 13 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 85201?

$83K across 13 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $6K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 85201?

1980, with 7 claims and $16K paid.

What county is ZIP 85201 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.