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Flood history · Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Flood insurance claims in Santa Rosa, CA 95401

52 claims since 1978 and $912,358 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

52flood insurance claims since 1978
$912,358paid to policyholders
$21,218average paid claim
9claims in the last 10 years
21%of claims outside high-risk zones
#214of 1,431 California ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 95401 since 1978.

1978: 1 claims1981: 1 claims1982: 1 claims1983: 2 claims1986: 7 claims1993: 1 claims1995: 11 claims1996: 6 claims1997: 4 claims1998: 5 claims2005: 3 claims2016: 1 claims2017: 2 claims2019: 7 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

79% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 21% outside them.

One event dominates the record: Unnamed flooding accounts for 52% of all claims in this ZIP code.

9 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding19972752%
Pineapple Express - Southern1998510%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)79% · 41
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)21% · 11

NFIP communities

Sonoma County *Participates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Sonoma 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, Landslides, And MudslidesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2019-05-17
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And MudslidesFlood · Major disaster · 2017-04-01

10 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Sonoma 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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