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ZIP code 97219, Multnomah County, Oregon

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 26 NFIP claims for ZIP 97219 (Multnomah County, Oregon), with $346K paid on 21 claims since 1978.

That is 7.5% of the 348 claims recorded across Multnomah County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $16K, close to the county average of $20K and the Oregon average of $24K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property 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 1,087 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

26NFIP claims since 1978
21paid claims
$346Ktotal paid
$16Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 97219MultnomahOregonUS
Claims since 1978263486,0952,680,429
Share of claims paid81%67%75%78%
Average paid claim$16K$20K$24K$43K
Share of county claims7.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties117388—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 97219 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s5$29,995
1990s12$221,816
2000s1$12,234
2010s6$59,043
2020s2$23,266
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202321$23,266$23,266
201710$0—
201532$3,206$1,603
201211$47,257$47,257
201011$8,581$8,581
200911$12,234$12,234
19961211$221,816$20,165
198321$2,239$2,239
198033$27,756$9,252

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: Multnomah County

Multnomah County has 91 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (0 in the last 12 months), 12 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 13; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 6 · Tornado: 6 · Flood: 13 · Wind: 16 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 97219?

26 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 21 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 97219?

$346K across 21 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $16K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 97219?

1996, with 12 claims and $222K paid.

What county is ZIP 97219 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Multnomah County, Oregon; 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.