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ZIP code 91361, Ventura 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 35 NFIP claims for ZIP 91361 (Ventura County, California), with $193K paid on 20 claims since 1978.

That is 2.6% of the 1,331 claims recorded across Ventura County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $10K, lower than the county average of $19K and the California average of $21K.

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 3,771 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.6% of residential structures.

35NFIP claims since 1978
20paid claims
$193Ktotal paid
$10Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 91361VenturaCaliforniaUS
Claims since 1978351,33153,5632,680,429
Share of claims paid57%63%66%78%
Average paid claim$10K$19K$21K$43K
Share of county claims2.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3863,456—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 91361 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s11$30,626
1990s15$66,879
2000s5$23,025
2010s3$0
2020s1$72,010
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202311$72,010$72,010
201710$0—
201020$0—
200544$18,937$4,734
200111$4,088$4,088
199885$25,612$5,122
199531$41,266$41,266
199410$0—
199210$0—
199120$0—
198353$9,918$3,306
198211$4,006$4,006
198054$16,702$4,175

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: Ventura County

Ventura County has 166 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (16 in the last 12 months), 53 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 97; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 5 · Tornado: 8 · Flood: 97 · Wind: 21 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 91361?

35 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 20 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 91361?

$193K across 20 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $10K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 91361?

1998, with 8 claims and $26K paid.

What county is ZIP 91361 in?

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