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ZIP code 95446, Sonoma 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 3,952 NFIP claims for ZIP 95446 (Sonoma County, California), with $70M paid on 3,386 claims since 1978.

That is 53.4% of the 7,403 claims recorded across Sonoma County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $21K, close to the county average of $21K and the California average of $21K.

FEMA counts 449 repetitive-loss properties and 128 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 1,790 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.1% of residential structures.

3,952NFIP claims since 1978
3,386paid claims
$70Mtotal paid
$21Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 95446SonomaCaliforniaUS
Claims since 19783,9527,40353,5632,680,429
Share of claims paid86%84%66%78%
Average paid claim$21K$21K$21K$43K
Share of county claims53.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties4498753,456—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 95446 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s112$394,239
1980s1,154$11,819,033
1990s1,681$28,082,339
2000s414$10,029,163
2010s521$18,471,514
2020s70$896,859
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
20251512$557,807$46,484
20242525$193,054$7,722
20232826$118,276$4,549
202111$27,723$27,723
2019420369$17,018,444$46,120
201810$0—
20177855$1,258,633$22,884
20141211$61,167$5,561
201254$102,192$25,548
201130$0—
201022$31,078$15,539
200822$15,466$7,733
200711$927$927
20069690$1,682,663$18,696
2005248238$7,627,620$32,049
20042821$328,794$15,657
200343$11,373$3,791
20022217$259,367$15,257
2001106$71,666$11,944
200033$31,287$10,429
199954$22,244$5,561
1998154108$508,004$4,704
1997398355$5,929,808$16,704
1996130119$1,291,881$10,856
1995903752$19,892,400$26,453
199420$0—
19936750$354,377$7,088
199243$6,121$2,040
19911711$77,505$7,046
199010$0—
198921$2,108$2,108
198742$12,939$6,470
1986458435$9,179,016$21,101
198584$28,867$7,217
198411$7,969$7,969
1983311255$1,347,461$5,284
19826642$158,827$3,782
1981198158$809,975$5,126
198010698$271,871$2,774
197964$3,767$942
197810698$390,472$3,984

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: Sonoma County

Sonoma County has 423 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (16 in the last 12 months), 36 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 300; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 21 · Tornado: 13 · Flood: 300 · Wind: 1 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 95446?

3,952 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 3,386 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 95446?

$70M across 3,386 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $21K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 95446?

1995, with 903 claims and $20M paid.

What county is ZIP 95446 in?

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