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ZIP code 98604, Clark 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 98604, in Clark County, Washington, has 32 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 20 of them paid for a total of $348K.

That is 19.8% of the 162 claims recorded across Clark County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $17K, close to the county average of $21K and the Washington average of $29K.

FEMA counts 3 repetitive-loss properties 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 608 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.4% of residential structures.

32NFIP claims since 1978
20paid claims
$348Ktotal paid
$17Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 98604ClarkWashingtonUS
Claims since 19783216216,0742,680,429
Share of claims paid63%70%80%78%
Average paid claim$17K$21K$29K$43K
Share of county claims19.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties381,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 98604 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$1,266
1990s15$133,365
2000s7$86,929
2010s7$108,554
2020s2$17,694
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202011$17,694$17,694
201563$108,554$36,185
201410$0—
200665$86,929$17,386
200310$0—
199711$5,711$5,711
1996127$124,874$17,839
199522$2,780$1,390
198211$1,266$1,266

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: Clark County

Clark County has 73 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (4 in the last 12 months), 17 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 12; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 7 · Tornado: 15 · Flood: 12 · Wind: 15 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 98604?

32 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 20 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 98604?

$348K across 20 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $17K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 98604?

1996, with 12 claims and $125K paid.

What county is ZIP 98604 in?

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