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ZIP code 92277, San Bernardino 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 92277, in San Bernardino County, California, has 96 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 62 of them paid for a total of $1.9M.

That is 11.1% of the 864 claims recorded across San Bernardino County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $31K, higher than the county average of $19K and the California average of $21K.

FEMA counts 8 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 1,919 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.3% of residential structures.

96NFIP claims since 1978
62paid claims
$1.9Mtotal paid
$31Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 92277San BernardinoCaliforniaUS
Claims since 19789686453,5632,680,429
Share of claims paid65%63%66%78%
Average paid claim$31K$19K$21K$43K
Share of county claims11.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties8443,456—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 92277 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s6$1,497
2000s46$430,135
2010s17$209,928
2020s27$1,296,420
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20251913$527,859$40,605
202463$756,304$252,101
202121$12,257$12,257
201766$186,759$31,126
201561$3,508$3,508
201311$19,661$19,661
201040$0—
20081816$235,709$14,732
200710$0—
2005117$50,164$7,166
200421$908$908
20031210$139,962$13,996
200211$1,877$1,877
200011$1,515$1,515
199740$0—
199210$0—
199011$1,497$1,497

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 Bernardino County

San Bernardino County has 1,642 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (64 in the last 12 months), 61 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 996; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 67 · Tornado: 33 · Flood: 996 · Wind: 199 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 92277?

96 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 62 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 92277?

$1.9M across 62 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $31K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 92277?

2025, with 19 claims and $528K paid.

What county is ZIP 92277 in?

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