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ZIP code 95252, Calaveras 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 95252, in Calaveras County, California, has 52 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 41 of them paid for a total of $1.8M.

That is 70.3% of the 74 claims recorded across Calaveras County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $45K, close to the county average of $42K and the California average of $21K.

FEMA counts 5 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 108 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.4% of residential structures.

52NFIP claims since 1978
41paid claims
$1.8Mtotal paid
$45Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 95252CalaverasCaliforniaUS
Claims since 1978527453,5632,680,429
Share of claims paid79%73%66%78%
Average paid claim$45K$42K$21K$43K
Share of county claims70.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties563,456—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 95252 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s14$48,465
2000s15$699,805
2010s4$31,921
2020s19$1,066,767
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
2023116$358,569$59,761
202286$708,198$118,033
201711$12,577$12,577
201532$19,344$9,672
20061514$699,805$49,986
199933$8,211$2,737
199853$8,250$2,750
199722$5,043$2,521
199611$13,965$13,965
199533$12,996$4,332

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: Calaveras County

Calaveras County has 47 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (4 in the last 12 months), 24 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 25; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 3 · Tornado: 2 · Flood: 25 · Wind: 5 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 95252?

52 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 41 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 95252?

$1.8M across 41 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $45K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 95252?

2006, with 15 claims and $700K paid.

What county is ZIP 95252 in?

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