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ZIP code 96756, 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.

ZIP code 96756, in Kauai County, Hawaii, has 472 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 359 of them paid for a total of $28M.

That is 31.6% of the 1,495 claims recorded across Kauai County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $77K, higher than the county average of $55K and the Hawaii average of $42K.

FEMA counts 18 repetitive-loss properties and 2 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 1,647 residential flood policies in force, covering 7% of residential structures.

472NFIP claims since 1978
359paid claims
$28Mtotal paid
$77Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 96756KauaiHawaiiUS
Claims since 19784721,4956,2852,680,429
Share of claims paid76%58%63%78%
Average paid claim$77K$55K$42K$43K
Share of county claims31.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1853306—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 96756 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s21$982,639
1990s356$22,617,009
2000s11$110,723
2010s24$1,218,123
2020s60$2,577,249
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202611$11,415$11,415
20245046$2,509,454$54,553
202210$0—
202154$48,499$12,125
202031$7,881$7,881
201911$46,674$46,674
20181513$1,035,628$79,664
201711$24,719$24,719
201410$0—
201266$111,101$18,517
200831$8,632$8,632
200710$0—
200611$93,291$93,291
200310$0—
200241$8,800$8,800
200010$0—
199742$38,208$19,104
199520$0—
199411$26,183$26,183
199310$0—
1992326252$22,489,204$89,243
19912111$63,414$5,765
199010$0—
198910$0—
198842$29,492$14,746
19821615$953,147$63,543

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 96756?

472 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 359 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 96756?

$28M across 359 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $77K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 96756?

1992, with 326 claims and $22M paid.

What county is ZIP 96756 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.