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ZIP code 95422, Lake 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 156 NFIP claims for ZIP 95422 (Lake County, California), with $1.3M paid on 109 claims since 1978.

That is 10.9% of the 1,432 claims recorded across Lake County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $11K, close to the county average of $13K and the California average of $21K.

FEMA counts 15 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 871 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.4% of residential structures.

156NFIP claims since 1978
109paid claims
$1.3Mtotal paid
$11Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 95422LakeCaliforniaUS
Claims since 19781561,43253,5632,680,429
Share of claims paid70%76%66%78%
Average paid claim$11K$13K$21K$43K
Share of county claims10.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties151593,456—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 95422 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$10,194
1980s25$170,780
1990s98$823,518
2000s6$0
2010s23$241,356
2020s3$5,828
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202521$5,828$5,828
202310$0—
201942$50,644$25,322
2017129$163,591$18,177
201452$27,122$13,561
201110$0—
201010$0—
200810$0—
200620$0—
200510$0—
200410$0—
200210$0—
19986148$494,151$10,295
199721$4,775$4,775
199632$4,344$2,172
19952818$316,414$17,579
199341$3,834$3,834
19861211$115,905$10,537
198399$47,574$5,286
198233$4,690$1,563
198011$2,611$2,611
197811$10,194$10,194

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: Lake County

Lake County has 53 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (4 in the last 12 months), 35 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 27; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 2 · Tornado: 0 · Flood: 27 · Wind: 0 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 95422?

156 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 109 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 95422?

$1.3M across 109 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $11K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 95422?

1998, with 61 claims and $494K paid.

What county is ZIP 95422 in?

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