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ZIP code 85541, Gila 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 85541, in Gila County, Arizona, has 46 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 34 of them paid for a total of $641K.

That is 29.9% of the 154 claims recorded across Gila County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $19K, lower than the county average of $29K 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 268 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.9% of residential structures.

46NFIP claims since 1978
34paid claims
$641Ktotal paid
$19Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 85541GilaArizonaUS
Claims since 1978461545,3362,680,429
Share of claims paid74%81%67%78%
Average paid claim$19K$29K$18K$43K
Share of county claims29.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties37208—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 85541 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s9$34,694
2000s18$206,236
2010s16$390,268
2020s3$9,758
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202131$9,758$9,758
201911$663$663
201822$124,276$62,138
201710$0—
201311$65,823$65,823
2010119$199,506$22,167
200832$14,134$7,067
200776$140,063$23,344
200622$33,971$16,986
200531$5,720$5,720
200432$12,347$6,174
199811$181$181
199386$34,513$5,752

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: Gila County

Gila County has 536 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (43 in the last 12 months), 23 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 253; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 74 · Tornado: 4 · Flood: 253 · Wind: 91 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 85541?

46 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 34 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 85541?

$641K across 34 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $19K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 85541?

2010, with 11 claims and $200K paid.

What county is ZIP 85541 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Gila 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.