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ZIP code 98922, Kittitas 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 131 NFIP claims for ZIP 98922 (Kittitas County, Washington), with $2.0M paid on 108 claims since 1978.

That is 51.4% of the 255 claims recorded across Kittitas County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $18K, close to the county average of $17K and the Washington average of $29K.

FEMA counts 9 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 491 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.3% of residential structures.

131NFIP claims since 1978
108paid claims
$2.0Mtotal paid
$18Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 98922KittitasWashingtonUS
Claims since 197813125516,0742,680,429
Share of claims paid82%78%80%78%
Average paid claim$18K$17K$29K$43K
Share of county claims51.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties9181,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 98922 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s5$44,746
1990s48$342,189
2000s48$947,595
2010s9$50,786
2020s21$601,091
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20251715$573,911$38,261
202221$12,843$12,843
202022$14,336$7,168
201910$0—
201811$187$187
201175$50,600$10,120
20094542$944,486$22,488
200810$0—
200311$3,109$3,109
200110$0—
199910$0—
199822$4,517$2,259
199711$4,635$4,635
1996138$45,789$5,724
19951410$106,061$10,606
19901715$181,187$12,079
198411$17,868$17,868
198311$944$944
198211$24,440$24,440
198022$1,493$747

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: Kittitas County

Kittitas County has 41 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: 17; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 7 · Tornado: 1 · Flood: 17 · Wind: 1 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 98922?

131 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 108 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 98922?

$2.0M across 108 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $18K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 98922?

2009, with 45 claims and $944K paid.

What county is ZIP 98922 in?

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