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ZIP code 95423, 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.

ZIP code 95423, in Lake County, California, has 153 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 94 of them paid for a total of $617K.

That is 10.7% of the 1,432 claims recorded across Lake County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $7K, lower than the county average of $13K 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 871 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.4% of residential structures.

153NFIP claims since 1978
94paid claims
$617Ktotal paid
$7Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 95423LakeCaliforniaUS
Claims since 19781531,43253,5632,680,429
Share of claims paid61%76%66%78%
Average paid claim$7K$13K$21K$43K
Share of county claims10.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties51593,456—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 95423 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s26$173,928
1990s107$397,655
2000s4$0
2010s11$36,098
2020s5$9,696
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202410$0—
202321$9,696$9,696
202110$0—
202010$0—
201920$0—
201773$36,098$12,033
201120$0—
200810$0—
200610$0—
200210$0—
200010$0—
199921$1,479$1,479
19988358$346,758$5,979
199721$3,550$3,550
1995188$40,343$5,043
199321$5,526$5,526
19861613$98,143$7,549
1983108$75,785$9,473

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 95423?

153 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 94 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 95423?

$617K across 94 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $7K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 95423?

1998, with 83 claims and $347K paid.

What county is ZIP 95423 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.