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ZIP code 98284, Skagit County, Washington

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 98284, in Skagit County, Washington, has 416 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 358 of them paid for a total of $8.5M.

That is 32.1% of the 1,294 claims recorded across Skagit County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $24K, close to the county average of $22K and the Washington average of $29K.

FEMA counts 53 repetitive-loss properties and 12 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 2,457 residential flood policies in force, covering 4.9% of residential structures.

416NFIP claims since 1978
358paid claims
$8.5Mtotal paid
$24Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 98284SkagitWashingtonUS
Claims since 19784161,29416,0742,680,429
Share of claims paid86%79%80%78%
Average paid claim$24K$22K$29K$43K
Share of county claims32.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties531411,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 98284 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s12$44,510
1980s47$286,300
1990s183$2,198,247
2000s97$1,323,321
2010s9$59,882
2020s68$4,606,617
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202611$40,907$40,907
20254036$3,408,558$94,682
202310$0—
202210$0—
20212523$1,157,152$50,311
201733$25,356$8,452
201531$13,718$13,718
201210$0—
201121$20,807$20,807
200933$37,613$12,538
200811$6,464$6,464
20062520$303,907$15,195
200411$5,000$5,000
20036658$967,260$16,677
200011$3,078$3,078
199921$26,900$26,900
199711$1,523$1,523
199611$17,362$17,362
19959886$1,376,387$16,004
19908170$776,075$11,087
1989118$25,663$3,208
198622$8,238$4,119
198411$4,639$4,639
198321$2,873$2,873
198222$5,671$2,836
19802926$239,216$9,201
19791210$44,510$4,451

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: Skagit County

Skagit County has 16 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (0 in the last 12 months), 29 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 10; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 0 · Tornado: 0 · Flood: 10 · Wind: 0 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 98284?

416 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 358 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 98284?

$8.5M across 358 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $24K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 98284?

1995, with 98 claims and $1.4M paid.

What county is ZIP 98284 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Skagit County, Washington; 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.