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Flood history · District of Columbia

Flood insurance claims in District of Columbia

505 claims and $5.5 million paid since 1978. Find your ZIP code.

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505claims since 1978
$5.5 millionpaid to policyholders
2ZIP codes with 50+ claims

Claims by year

1978: 7 claims1979: 14 claims1980: 11 claims1981: 2 claims1983: 5 claims1984: 3 claims1985: 6 claims1986: 1 claims1987: 1 claims1990: 4 claims1993: 2 claims1996: 19 claims1997: 1 claims1998: 3 claims1999: 1 claims2000: 1 claims2001: 8 claims2003: 25 claims2004: 3 claims2005: 2 claims2006: 12 claims2008: 13 claims2009: 9 claims2010: 25 claims2011: 27 claims2012: 19 claims2013: 13 claims2014: 21 claims2015: 17 claims2016: 14 claims2017: 27 claims2018: 41 claims2019: 23 claims2020: 63 claims2021: 18 claims2022: 10 claims2023: 12 claims2024: 8 claims2025: 5 claims2026: 9 claims19801990200020102020

Biggest flood events

Event (top events per ZIP)YearClaims
Unnamed flooding199614
Hurricane Irene20117
Hurricane Sandy20126
Tropical Storm Ophelia20233
Tropical Storm Bill20151
Hurricane Ida20211

District of Columbia ZIP codes by flood claims

ZIP codes with at least 50 claims. Select one for its full history.

ZIPPlaceCountyClaimsPaidLast 10 yrs
20019WashingtonDistrict of Columbia74$424,82742
20007WashingtonDistrict of Columbia72$3.3 million9

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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.