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ZIP code 92262, Riverside 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 92262, in Riverside County, California, has 100 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 55 of them paid for a total of $348K.

That is 6.1% of the 1,636 claims recorded across Riverside County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $6K, lower than the county average of $19K and the California average of $21K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property 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 3,343 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

100NFIP claims since 1978
55paid claims
$348Ktotal paid
$6Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 92262RiversideCaliforniaUS
Claims since 19781001,63653,5632,680,429
Share of claims paid55%67%66%78%
Average paid claim$6K$19K$21K$43K
Share of county claims6.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1673,456—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 92262 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s36$43,654
1980s36$54,106
1990s13$75,134
2000s3$10,394
2010s10$137,184
2020s2$27,325
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
202311$27,325$27,325
201952$55,648$27,824
201811$54,552$54,552
201722$17,561$8,780
201410$0—
201011$9,424$9,424
200821$1,806$1,806
200511$8,589$8,589
199921$29,801$29,801
199820$0—
199511$2,889$2,889
199332$24,721$12,361
199222$3,478$1,739
199132$14,245$7,122
198810$0—
198410$0—
198353$2,835$945
1982137$24,592$3,513
198110$0—
1980157$26,680$3,811
19793320$41,509$2,075
197831$2,145$2,145

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: Riverside County

Riverside County has 933 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (22 in the last 12 months), 66 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 428; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 31 · Tornado: 27 · Flood: 428 · Wind: 171 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 92262?

100 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 55 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 92262?

$348K across 55 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $6K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 92262?

1979, with 33 claims and $42K paid.

What county is ZIP 92262 in?

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