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ZIP code 96746, Kauai County, Hawaii

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 239 NFIP claims for ZIP 96746 (Kauai County, Hawaii), with $4.2M paid on 104 claims since 1978.

That is 16% of the 1,495 claims recorded across Kauai County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $40K, lower than the county average of $55K and the Hawaii average of $42K.

FEMA counts 9 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 1,647 residential flood policies in force, covering 7% of residential structures.

239NFIP claims since 1978
104paid claims
$4.2Mtotal paid
$40Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 96746KauaiHawaiiUS
Claims since 19782391,4956,2852,680,429
Share of claims paid44%58%63%78%
Average paid claim$40K$55K$42K$43K
Share of county claims16.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties953306—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 96746 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s23$19,181
1990s139$2,548,581
2000s14$265,784
2010s31$296,703
2020s32$1,021,758
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202611$2,753$2,753
202510$0—
2024129$631,411$70,157
202210$0—
202110$0—
20201612$387,594$32,299
201920$0—
20181511$187,789$17,072
201410$0—
20121310$108,914$10,891
200966$168,573$28,096
200622$59,088$29,544
200544$36,286$9,072
200410$0—
200111$1,837$1,837
199910$0—
199651$2,940$2,940
199510$0—
199410$0—
199210627$2,195,441$81,313
19912511$350,200$31,836
198931$1,223$1,223
198821$210$210
1986165$5,682$1,136
198411$11,259$11,259
198111$808$808

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: Kauai County

Kauai County has 575 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (3 in the last 12 months), 19 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 202; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 3.

Hail: 1 · Tornado: 6 · Flood: 202 · Wind: 33 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 96746?

239 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 104 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 96746?

$4.2M across 104 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $40K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 96746?

1992, with 106 claims and $2.2M paid.

What county is ZIP 96746 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Kauai County, Hawaii; 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.