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ZIP code 90210, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 435 NFIP claims for ZIP 90210 (Los Angeles County, California), with $3.0M paid on 198 claims since 1978.

That is 4.8% 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 20 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.

435NFIP claims since 1978
198paid claims
$3.0Mtotal paid
$15Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 90210Los AngelesCaliforniaUS
Claims since 19784359,10453,5632,680,429
Share of claims paid46%54%66%78%
Average paid claim$15K$15K$21K$43K
Share of county claims4.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties204583,456—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 90210 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s25$42,332
1980s125$510,720
1990s201$1,286,102
2000s47$530,049
2010s14$18,832
2020s23$642,418
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
202497$413,792$59,113
2023105$124,981$24,996
202131$103,645$103,645
201911$3,762$3,762
201810$0—
201771$4,950$4,950
201410$0—
201110$0—
201032$10,120$5,060
200831$7,679$7,679
20052311$389,083$35,371
200452$24,575$12,288
200311$3,022$3,022
200230$0—
200184$87,902$21,976
200041$17,787$17,787
199910$0—
19986738$772,911$20,340
199731$500$500
199660$0—
19953819$189,062$9,951
199441$17,112$17,112
19935128$250,203$8,936
19922811$31,480$2,862
199131$24,835$24,835
198731$8,824$8,824
198650$0—
198551$21,573$21,573
198441$1,371$1,371
1983254$46,440$11,610
198230$0—
198162$4,793$2,397
19807441$427,720$10,432
197963$18,093$6,031
1978199$24,239$2,693

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 90210?

435 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 198 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 90210?

$3.0M across 198 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $15K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 90210?

1980, with 74 claims and $428K paid.

What county is ZIP 90210 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.