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ZIP code 94960, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 315 NFIP claims for ZIP 94960 (Marin County, California), with $13M paid on 254 claims since 1978.

That is 9.5% of the 3,301 claims recorded across Marin County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $51K, higher than the county average of $23K and the California average of $21K.

FEMA counts 6 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 4,542 residential flood policies in force, covering 5.4% of residential structures.

315NFIP claims since 1978
254paid claims
$13Mtotal paid
$51Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 94960MarinCaliforniaUS
Claims since 19783153,30153,5632,680,429
Share of claims paid81%73%66%78%
Average paid claim$51K$23K$21K$43K
Share of county claims9.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties62333,456—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 94960 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$488
1980s78$516,076
1990s33$50,031
2000s168$11,796,185
2010s25$542,798
2020s8$86,937
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202332$10,438$5,219
202210$0—
202133$76,499$25,500
202010$0—
201985$84,020$16,804
2017107$317,694$45,385
201621$12,686$12,686
201232$123,316$61,658
201121$5,082$5,082
20061010$365,781$36,578
2005154149$11,388,281$76,431
200411$20,212$20,212
200321$4,635$4,635
200211$17,277$17,277
199863$22,135$7,378
199621$5,179$5,179
1995134$7,312$1,828
199420$0—
1993105$15,405$3,081
198676$53,551$8,925
198362$8,584$4,292
19825746$437,555$9,512
198083$16,386$5,462
197921$488$488
197810$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: 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 94960?

315 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 254 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 94960?

$13M across 254 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $51K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 94960?

2005, with 154 claims and $11M paid.

What county is ZIP 94960 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.