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Flood history · Menlo Park, CA 94025

Flood insurance claims in Menlo Park, CA 94025

57 claims since 1978 and $1.6 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

57flood insurance claims since 1978
$1.6 millionpaid to policyholders
$42,988average paid claim
12claims in the last 10 years
75%of claims outside high-risk zones
#199of 1,431 California ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 94025 since 1978.

1978: 3 claims1980: 2 claims1982: 2 claims1983: 4 claims1998: 23 claims2002: 3 claims2005: 1 claims2006: 1 claims2008: 1 claims2009: 1 claims2010: 1 claims2012: 3 claims2019: 1 claims2021: 2 claims2022: 6 claims2023: 2 claims2025: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 75% of claims here were on properties rated outside high-risk zones (zones X, B or C). A lower-risk zone on the map is not a guarantee.

One event dominates the record: Pineapple Express - Southern accounts for 40% of all claims in this ZIP code.

12 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is heavy rain or snowmelt collecting faster than it drains, which can happen far from any river or coast.

San Mateo County * takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 8), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 10% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Pineapple Express - Southern19982340%
California Atmospheric River2022814%
Unnamed flooding198347%
Winter storm201012%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)23% · 13
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)68% · 39
Zone not recorded9% · 5

NFIP communities

San Mateo County *CRS class 8 · up to 10% off
Menlo Park, City OfCRS class 8 · up to 10% off
Santa Clara County*Participates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in San Mateo County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2023-04-03
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesFlood · Emergency · 2023-03-10
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesFlood · Major disaster · 2023-01-14
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And MudslidesFlood · Emergency · 2023-01-09
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And MudslidesFlood · Major disaster · 2017-04-01
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And MudslidesFlood · Major disaster · 2017-03-16

9 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for San Mateo County since 2000.

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Sources: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v3) and Disaster Declarations Summaries, FEMA NFIP Community Status Book; place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data as of 2026-10-09. Payments are net building + contents payments in dollars at the time paid, not adjusted for inflation. Claims are grouped by the ZIP code reported on the claim. This product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA. Information only; not an official flood zone determination or insurance advice.

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