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ZIP code 94583, Contra Costa 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 94583, in Contra Costa County, California, has 23 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 15 of them paid for a total of $676K.

That is 1.9% of the 1,202 claims recorded across Contra Costa County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $45K, higher than the county average of $19K 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 2,681 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.9% of residential structures.

23NFIP claims since 1978
15paid claims
$676Ktotal paid
$45Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 94583Contra CostaCaliforniaUS
Claims since 1978231,20253,5632,680,429
Share of claims paid65%56%66%78%
Average paid claim$45K$19K$21K$43K
Share of county claims1.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1763,456—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 94583 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$0
1990s3$0
2000s7$166,811
2010s4$16,051
2020s8$493,567
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
202311$62,000$62,000
202266$431,567$71,928
201722$13,971$6,986
201621$2,080$2,080
200510$0—
200265$166,811$33,362
199820$0—
199010$0—
198210$0—

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: Contra Costa County

Contra Costa County has 108 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (3 in the last 12 months), 21 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 71; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 14 · Tornado: 5 · Flood: 71 · Wind: 4 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 94583?

23 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 15 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 94583?

$676K across 15 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $45K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 94583?

2002, with 6 claims and $167K paid.

What county is ZIP 94583 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Contra Costa 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.