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ZIP code 96007, Shasta 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 52 NFIP claims for ZIP 96007 (Shasta County, California), with $433K paid on 38 claims since 1978.

That is 20.3% of the 256 claims recorded across Shasta County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $11K, lower than the county average of $25K 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 551 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.8% of residential structures.

52NFIP claims since 1978
38paid claims
$433Ktotal paid
$11Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 96007ShastaCaliforniaUS
Claims since 19785225653,5632,680,429
Share of claims paid73%75%66%78%
Average paid claim$11K$25K$21K$43K
Share of county claims20.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties5223,456—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 96007 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$0
1980s17$58,703
1990s21$167,594
2000s2$46,445
2010s10$112,862
2020s1$47,841
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202311$47,841$47,841
201764$97,070$24,267
201611$10,975$10,975
201411$3,043$3,043
201121$1,775$1,775
200522$46,445$23,223
199832$12,258$6,129
199765$48,085$9,617
19951110$106,220$10,622
199311$1,031$1,031
1986107$42,306$6,044
198363$16,397$5,466
198210$0—
197810$0—

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: Shasta County

Shasta County has 193 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (18 in the last 12 months), 41 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 75; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 26 · Tornado: 0 · Flood: 75 · Wind: 6 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 96007?

52 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 38 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 96007?

$433K across 38 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $11K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 96007?

1995, with 11 claims and $106K paid.

What county is ZIP 96007 in?

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