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ZIP code 95835, Sacramento 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 47 NFIP claims for ZIP 95835 (Sacramento County, California), with $126K paid on 13 claims since 1978.

That is 1.2% of the 3,864 claims recorded across Sacramento County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $10K, lower than the county average of $16K and the California average of $21K.

At county level FEMA counts 42,334 residential flood policies in force, covering 9.6% of residential structures.

47NFIP claims since 1978
13paid claims
$126Ktotal paid
$10Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 95835SacramentoCaliforniaUS
Claims since 1978473,86453,5632,680,429
Share of claims paid28%61%66%78%
Average paid claim$10K$16K$21K$43K
Share of county claims1.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties01813,456—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 95835 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s8$17,632
2000s0$0
2010s17$20,674
2020s22$88,037
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202440$0—
2023104$38,540$9,635
202210$0—
202131$49,497$49,497
202030$0—
201910$0—
201771$4,088$4,088
201610$0—
201420$0—
201310$0—
201251$16,586$16,586
199711$3,812$3,812
199611$947$947
199553$11,617$3,872
199311$1,256$1,256

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: Sacramento County

Sacramento County has 246 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (45 in the last 12 months), 23 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 172; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 9 · Tornado: 15 · Flood: 172 · Wind: 13 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 95835?

47 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 13 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 95835?

$126K across 13 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $10K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 95835?

2023, with 10 claims and $39K paid.

What county is ZIP 95835 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Sacramento 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.