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ZIP code 94595, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 79 NFIP claims for ZIP 94595 (Contra Costa County, California), with $1.1M paid on 54 claims since 1978.

That is 6.6% of the 1,202 claims recorded across Contra Costa County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $21K, close to the county average of $19K and the California average of $21K.

FEMA counts 9 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 2,681 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.9% of residential structures.

79NFIP claims since 1978
54paid claims
$1.1Mtotal paid
$21Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 94595Contra CostaCaliforniaUS
Claims since 1978791,20253,5632,680,429
Share of claims paid68%56%66%78%
Average paid claim$21K$19K$21K$43K
Share of county claims6.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties9763,456—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 94595 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s16$34,160
1990s21$69,024
2000s35$726,745
2010s1$0
2020s6$302,773
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202266$302,773$50,462
201710$0—
200576$155,615$25,936
20022724$571,131$23,797
200110$0—
199910$0—
199831$6,375$6,375
1997127$55,557$7,937
199632$7,092$3,546
199510$0—
199310$0—
198641$7,259$7,259
198333$7,217$2,406
198294$19,684$4,921

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 94595?

79 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 54 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 94595?

$1.1M across 54 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $21K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 94595?

2002, with 27 claims and $571K paid.

What county is ZIP 94595 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.