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ZIP code 98584, Mason 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.

OpenFEMA lists 162 NFIP claims for ZIP 98584 (Mason County, Washington), with $2.2M paid on 136 claims since 1978.

That is 53.1% of the 305 claims recorded across Mason County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $16K, lower than the county average of $25K and the Washington average of $29K.

FEMA counts 20 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 419 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.2% of residential structures.

162NFIP claims since 1978
136paid claims
$2.2Mtotal paid
$16Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 98584MasonWashingtonUS
Claims since 197816230516,0742,680,429
Share of claims paid84%84%80%78%
Average paid claim$16K$25K$29K$43K
Share of county claims53.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties20261,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 98584 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$1,306
1980s15$89,970
1990s70$808,369
2000s54$908,102
2010s15$127,811
2020s7$228,748
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
202265$228,748$45,750
201810$0—
201711$1,794$1,794
201610$0—
201532$25,076$12,538
201310$0—
201088$100,941$12,618
200965$83,529$16,706
20072019$515,634$27,139
200633$75,976$25,325
200410$0—
20031614$177,121$12,651
200242$17,073$8,537
200144$38,769$9,692
199964$14,350$3,587
199844$41,387$10,347
19973328$485,793$17,350
199654$19,168$4,792
199586$43,590$7,265
19941313$204,081$15,699
199310$0—
198644$56,368$14,092
198275$24,093$4,819
198044$9,508$2,377
197911$1,306$1,306

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: Mason County

Mason County has 17 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (0 in the last 12 months), 32 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 5; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 1 · Tornado: 1 · Flood: 5 · Wind: 0 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 98584?

162 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 136 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 98584?

$2.2M across 136 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $16K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 98584?

1997, with 33 claims and $486K paid.

What county is ZIP 98584 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Mason 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.