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Flood history · San Jose, CA 95110

Flood insurance claims in San Jose, CA 95110

94 claims since 1982 and $641,269 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

94flood insurance claims since 1982
$641,269paid to policyholders
$9,571average paid claim
7claims in the last 10 years
5%of claims outside high-risk zones
#126of 1,431 California ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 95110 since 1978.

1982: 6 claims1983: 9 claims1995: 58 claims1997: 3 claims1998: 10 claims2006: 1 claims2017: 1 claims2022: 1 claims2023: 4 claims2025: 1 claims1990200020102020

What the record says

Almost all claims here (95%) were on properties in high-risk zones (A or V). In those zones, federally regulated lenders require flood insurance.

One event dominates the record: Unnamed flooding accounts for 67% of all claims in this ZIP code.

7 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is rivers, streams or lakes overflowing.

San Jose, City Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 7), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 15% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding19956367%
Pineapple Express - Southern19981011%
California Atmospheric River202344%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)84% · 79
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)1% · 1
Undetermined (D)3% · 3
Zone not recorded12% · 11

NFIP communities

San Jose, City OfCRS class 7 · up to 15% off

Federal disaster declarations in Santa Clara 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 MudslidesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2017-02-14

7 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Santa Clara 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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