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ZIP code 94063, San Mateo 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 67 NFIP claims for ZIP 94063 (San Mateo County, California), with $2.3M paid on 47 claims since 1978.

That is 6% of the 1,110 claims recorded across San Mateo County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $50K, higher than the county average of $28K and the California average of $21K.

FEMA counts 2 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 3,346 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.8% of residential structures.

67NFIP claims since 1978
47paid claims
$2.3Mtotal paid
$50Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 94063San MateoCaliforniaUS
Claims since 1978671,11053,5632,680,429
Share of claims paid70%64%66%78%
Average paid claim$50K$28K$21K$43K
Share of county claims6.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties2473,456—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 94063 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s5$11,379
1990s7$114,898
2000s7$213,411
2010s3$14,743
2020s45$1,976,505
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202383$92,946$30,982
20223128$1,883,559$67,270
202110$0—
202050$0—
201910$0—
201021$14,743$14,743
200811$10,639$10,639
200622$155,823$77,911
200533$36,393$12,131
200211$10,557$10,557
199865$114,898$22,980
199610$0—
198711$3,804$3,804
198611$6,459$6,459
198331$1,115$1,115

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 Mateo County

San Mateo County has 178 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (19 in the last 12 months), 24 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 98; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 9 · Tornado: 4 · Flood: 98 · Wind: 31 · Winter: 1 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 94063?

67 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 47 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 94063?

$2.3M across 47 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $50K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 94063?

2022, with 31 claims and $1.9M paid.

What county is ZIP 94063 in?

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