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ZIP code 93247, Tulare 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 93247, in Tulare County, California, has 44 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 29 of them paid for a total of $1.1M.

That is 12% of the 366 claims recorded across Tulare County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $38K, higher than the county average of $21K and the California average of $21K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property 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 3,871 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.9% of residential structures.

44NFIP claims since 1978
29paid claims
$1.1Mtotal paid
$38Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 93247TulareCaliforniaUS
Claims since 19784436653,5632,680,429
Share of claims paid66%56%66%78%
Average paid claim$38K$21K$21K$43K
Share of county claims12.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1153,456—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 93247 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$2,798
1980s3$402
1990s6$6,279
2000s1$0
2010s3$51,224
2020s29$1,051,984
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
20232623$1,051,984$45,738
202120$0—
201810$0—
201711$51,224$51,224
201510$0—
200410$0—
199832$6,279$3,139
199520$0—
199410$0—
198321$402$402
198210$0—
197822$2,798$1,399

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: Tulare County

Tulare County has 555 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (4 in the last 12 months), 23 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 238; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 29 · Tornado: 14 · Flood: 238 · Wind: 43 · Winter: 1 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 93247?

44 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 29 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 93247?

$1.1M across 29 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $38K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 93247?

2023, with 26 claims and $1.1M paid.

What county is ZIP 93247 in?

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