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ZIP code 94947, Marin 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 94947, in Marin County, California, has 363 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 274 of them paid for a total of $2.9M.

That is 11% of the 3,301 claims recorded across Marin County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $10K, lower than the county average of $23K and the California average of $21K.

FEMA counts 36 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 4,542 residential flood policies in force, covering 5.4% of residential structures.

363NFIP claims since 1978
274paid claims
$2.9Mtotal paid
$10Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 94947MarinCaliforniaUS
Claims since 19783633,30153,5632,680,429
Share of claims paid75%73%66%78%
Average paid claim$10K$23K$21K$43K
Share of county claims11.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties362333,456—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 94947 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s5$19,498
1980s240$1,694,645
1990s61$236,839
2000s44$724,444
2010s9$62,846
2020s4$115,619
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202344$115,619$28,905
201933$24,990$8,330
201731$11,220$11,220
201421$26,636$26,636
201210$0—
2008108$49,961$6,245
200674$115,754$28,939
20052422$547,932$24,906
200421$8,868$8,868
200211$1,928$1,928
19983622$165,038$7,502
199710$0—
199611$106$106
19951810$70,701$7,070
199340$0—
199211$994$994
19867356$413,975$7,392
1983179$8,957$995
1982128112$1,240,015$11,072
19802216$31,697$1,981
197930$0—
197822$19,498$9,749

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: Marin County

Marin County has 167 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (3 in the last 12 months), 26 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 114; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 12 · Tornado: 1 · Flood: 114 · Wind: 4 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 94947?

363 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 274 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 94947?

$2.9M across 274 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $10K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 94947?

1982, with 128 claims and $1.2M paid.

What county is ZIP 94947 in?

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