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ZIP code 99901, Ketchikan Gateway 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 11 NFIP claims for ZIP 99901 (Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska), with $129K paid on 5 claims since 1978.

That is 100% of the 11 claims recorded across Ketchikan Gateway Borough. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $26K, close to the county average of $26K and the Alaska average of $30K.

At county level FEMA counts 60 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.5% of residential structures.

11NFIP claims since 1978
5paid claims
$129Ktotal paid
$26Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 99901Ketchikan GatewayAlaskaUS
Claims since 197811118082,680,429
Share of claims paid45%45%68%78%
Average paid claim$26K$26K$30K$43K
Share of county claims100.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties0042—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 99901 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$22,500
1990s0$0
2000s3$0
2010s4$99,036
2020s3$7,916
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202520$0—
202011$7,916$7,916
201543$99,036$33,012
200610$0—
200120$0—
198011$22,500$22,500

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: Ketchikan Gateway Borough

Ketchikan Gateway Borough has 22 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (6 in the last 12 months), 3 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 0; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 0 · Tornado: 0 · Flood: 0 · Wind: 17 · Winter: 5 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 99901?

11 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 5 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 99901?

$129K across 5 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $26K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 99901?

2015, with 4 claims and $99K paid.

What county is ZIP 99901 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Ketchikan Gateway 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.