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ZIP code 99714, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

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 61 NFIP claims for ZIP 99714 (Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska), with $582K paid on 49 claims since 1978.

That is 25% of the 244 claims recorded across Fairbanks North Star Borough. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $12K, close to the county average of $15K and the Alaska average of $30K.

FEMA counts 4 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 563 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.9% of residential structures.

61NFIP claims since 1978
49paid claims
$582Ktotal paid
$12Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 99714Fairbanks North StarAlaskaUS
Claims since 1978612448082,680,429
Share of claims paid80%71%68%78%
Average paid claim$12K$15K$30K$43K
Share of county claims25.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties41142—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 99714 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s8$77,140
2000s49$493,850
2010s2$7,234
2020s2$4,181
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202310$0—
202011$4,181$4,181
201610$0—
201111$7,234$7,234
200911$10,521$10,521
20081918$209,980$11,666
200544$40,514$10,129
200432$51,922$25,961
2003106$105,397$17,566
2002107$68,475$9,782
200122$7,041$3,520
199722$2,227$1,113
199521$17,381$17,381
199411$9,916$9,916
199211$34,300$34,300
199022$13,316$6,658

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: Fairbanks North Star Borough

Fairbanks North Star Borough has 0 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (0 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: 0; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

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

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 99714?

61 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 49 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 99714?

$582K across 49 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $12K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 99714?

2008, with 19 claims and $210K paid.

What county is ZIP 99714 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska; 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.