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ZIP code 98370, Kitsap 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 98370, in Kitsap County, Washington, has 23 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 13 of them paid for a total of $193K.

That is 10% of the 229 claims recorded across Kitsap County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $15K, lower than the county average of $30K and the Washington average of $29K.

At county level FEMA counts 795 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.8% of residential structures.

23NFIP claims since 1978
13paid claims
$193Ktotal paid
$15Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 98370KitsapWashingtonUS
Claims since 19782322916,0742,680,429
Share of claims paid57%62%80%78%
Average paid claim$15K$30K$29K$43K
Share of county claims10.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties051,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 98370 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$151
1990s6$53,936
2000s0$0
2010s8$23,781
2020s8$114,952
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202243$112,078$37,359
202110$0—
202031$2,875$2,875
201621$6,765$6,765
201531$7,425$7,425
201422$9,592$4,796
201010$0—
199932$46,721$23,361
199810$0—
199711$638$638
199611$6,576$6,576
198211$151$151

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: Kitsap County

Kitsap County has 17 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (0 in the last 12 months), 16 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 1; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 0 · Tornado: 2 · Flood: 1 · Wind: 2 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 98370?

23 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 13 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 98370?

$193K across 13 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $15K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 98370?

2022, with 4 claims and $112K paid.

What county is ZIP 98370 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Kitsap 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.