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ZIP code 93023, 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.

ZIP code 93023, in Ventura County, California, has 166 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 106 of them paid for a total of $2.0M.

That is 12.5% of the 1,331 claims recorded across Ventura County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $19K, close to the county average of $19K and the California average of $21K.

FEMA counts 13 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 3,771 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.6% of residential structures.

166NFIP claims since 1978
106paid claims
$2.0Mtotal paid
$19Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 93023VenturaCaliforniaUS
Claims since 19781661,33153,5632,680,429
Share of claims paid64%63%66%78%
Average paid claim$19K$19K$21K$43K
Share of county claims12.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties13863,456—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 93023 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s11$64,987
1980s20$106,230
1990s65$414,041
2000s49$1,294,923
2010s7$26,975
2020s14$112,264
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202521$18,083$18,083
202410$0—
2023116$94,181$15,697
201920$0—
201752$26,975$13,488
200910$0—
20054433$1,289,583$39,078
200410$0—
200121$5,339$5,339
200010$0—
19984030$300,213$10,007
1995158$96,627$12,078
199342$11,292$5,646
199263$5,910$1,970
198811$2,993$2,993
1986105$82,567$16,513
198521$500$500
198343$18,537$6,179
198032$1,633$816
1978118$64,987$8,123

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 93023?

166 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 106 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 93023?

$2.0M across 106 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $19K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 93023?

2005, with 44 claims and $1.3M paid.

What county is ZIP 93023 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.