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ZIP code 92026, San Diego 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 92026, in San Diego County, California, has 33 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 21 of them paid for a total of $216K.

That is 1.4% of the 2,442 claims recorded across San Diego County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $10K, lower than the county average of $30K and the California average of $21K.

FEMA counts 2 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 6,088 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.7% of residential structures.

33NFIP claims since 1978
21paid claims
$216Ktotal paid
$10Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 92026San DiegoCaliforniaUS
Claims since 1978332,44253,5632,680,429
Share of claims paid64%66%66%78%
Average paid claim$10K$30K$21K$43K
Share of county claims1.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties21703,456—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 92026 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s8$38,787
1990s12$76,479
2000s4$11,317
2010s6$69,595
2020s3$19,761
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202311$5,768$5,768
202210$0—
202011$13,993$13,993
201911$56,744$56,744
201620$0—
201032$12,851$6,425
200521$8,113$8,113
200411$915$915
200311$2,289$2,289
199854$23,191$5,798
199611$1,679$1,679
199511$20,391$20,391
199353$31,217$10,406
198310$0—
198210$0—
198064$38,787$9,697

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: San Diego County

San Diego County has 1,079 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (32 in the last 12 months), 51 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 495; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 52 · Tornado: 27 · Flood: 495 · Wind: 120 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 92026?

33 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 21 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 92026?

$216K across 21 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $10K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 92026?

1980, with 6 claims and $39K paid.

What county is ZIP 92026 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for San Diego 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.