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ZIP code 91301, 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 268 NFIP claims for ZIP 91301 (Los Angeles County, California), with $3.6M paid on 198 claims since 1978.

That is 2.9% of the 9,104 claims recorded across Los Angeles County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $18K, close to the county average of $15K and the California average of $21K.

FEMA counts 31 repetitive-loss properties and 6 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.

268NFIP claims since 1978
198paid claims
$3.6Mtotal paid
$18Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 91301Los AngelesCaliforniaUS
Claims since 19782689,10453,5632,680,429
Share of claims paid74%54%66%78%
Average paid claim$18K$15K$21K$43K
Share of county claims2.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties314583,456—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 91301 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s6$50,939
1980s54$317,020
1990s128$1,629,244
2000s40$318,365
2010s26$753,915
2020s14$517,647
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202454$275,557$68,889
202363$143,288$47,763
202133$98,802$32,934
201994$225,871$56,468
2017129$504,962$56,107
201132$17,421$8,711
201021$5,660$5,660
200910$0—
200821$20,576$20,576
20051510$150,971$15,097
200486$76,246$12,708
200321$7,530$7,530
2001128$63,042$7,880
19985843$535,669$12,457
199721$58,423$58,423
199622$9,256$4,628
19953227$561,595$20,800
199386$41,337$6,890
19922422$422,964$19,226
199120$0—
198621$3,689$3,689
19832215$100,584$6,706
19803024$212,747$8,864
197865$50,939$10,188

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 91301?

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

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 91301?

$3.6M across 198 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $18K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 91301?

1998, with 58 claims and $536K paid.

What county is ZIP 91301 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.