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ZIP code 90068, Los Angeles County, California

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 90068, in Los Angeles County, California, has 180 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 90 of them paid for a total of $1.4M.

That is 2% of the 9,104 claims recorded across Los Angeles County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $15K, close to the county average of $15K and the California average of $21K.

FEMA counts 4 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 10,584 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

180NFIP claims since 1978
90paid claims
$1.4Mtotal paid
$15Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 90068Los AngelesCaliforniaUS
Claims since 19781809,10453,5632,680,429
Share of claims paid50%54%66%78%
Average paid claim$15K$15K$21K$43K
Share of county claims2.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties44583,456—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 90068 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s10$4,810
1980s60$129,043
1990s46$113,626
2000s25$232,039
2010s14$542,875
2020s25$334,943
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202520$0—
202463$89,229$29,743
2023146$245,714$40,952
202210$0—
202120$0—
201932$277,588$138,794
201810$0—
201721$244,144$244,144
201610$0—
201422$5,576$2,788
201211$5,980$5,980
201041$9,586$9,586
20051512$208,719$17,393
200421$9,299$9,299
200210$0—
200143$11,336$3,779
200032$2,685$1,343
19982412$87,288$7,274
199720$0—
199584$10,643$2,661
199342$4,164$2,082
199253$11,531$3,844
199130$0—
198810$0—
198710$0—
198650$0—
198520$0—
19831913$42,265$3,251
198252$613$306
198120$0—
19802514$86,165$6,155
197920$0—
197886$4,810$802

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: Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County has 507 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (52 in the last 12 months), 88 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 244; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 30 · Tornado: 50 · Flood: 244 · Wind: 109 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 90068?

180 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 90 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 90068?

$1.4M across 90 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $15K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 90068?

1980, with 25 claims and $86K paid.

What county is ZIP 90068 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Los Angeles County, California; 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.