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ZIP code 92672, Orange 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 76 NFIP claims for ZIP 92672 (Orange County, California), with $600K paid on 52 claims since 1978.

That is 2% of the 3,839 claims recorded across Orange County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $12K, close to the county average of $10K and the California average of $21K.

FEMA counts 4 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 7,994 residential flood policies in force, covering 1% of residential structures.

76NFIP claims since 1978
52paid claims
$600Ktotal paid
$12Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 92672OrangeCaliforniaUS
Claims since 1978763,83953,5632,680,429
Share of claims paid68%53%66%78%
Average paid claim$12K$10K$21K$43K
Share of county claims2.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties41003,456—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 92672 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s7$6,920
1980s18$67,857
1990s29$206,156
2000s6$22,855
2010s15$296,063
2020s1$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
201922$108,747$54,374
201722$52,957$26,479
201643$98,329$32,776
201510$0—
201411$1,704$1,704
201310$0—
201043$34,325$11,442
200511$4,493$4,493
200422$8,728$4,364
200311$6,368$6,368
200022$3,266$1,633
19982420$202,719$10,136
199511$3,067$3,067
199341$371$371
198866$40,442$6,740
198321$5,838$5,838
1980104$21,578$5,394
197911$3,960$3,960
197861$2,960$2,960

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: Orange County

Orange County has 352 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (14 in the last 12 months), 42 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 138; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 13 · Tornado: 31 · Flood: 138 · Wind: 38 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 92672?

76 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 52 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 92672?

$600K across 52 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $12K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 92672?

1998, with 24 claims and $203K paid.

What county is ZIP 92672 in?

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