Natural hazards · Castaic

Castaic, CA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Castaic comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2005. 7 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations
Expected damage

How exposed is Castaic?

98
Very high
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Castaic to be higher than in 98% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and earthquakes.

Inland flooding53%Earthquakes28%Wildfire18%
By hazard

What Castaic faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Inland flooding

53% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 97% of U.S. places
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Earthquakes

28% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 93% of U.S. places

Wildfire

18% of expected damage
Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places

Lower here

TornadoesHailWinter weatherHeat wavesLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingHurricanesIce stormsCold wavesDroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Flood insurance claims

Does Castaic flood?

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Castaic, from FEMA’s records.

1paid claims since 2005
$3Kpaid to owners
0homes flooded more than once
20052026
of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
No community discount. Castaic isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Los Angeles County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

1flood-prone homes bought out and moved
Disasters that hit Castaic

7 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Castaic itself: aid to households, or repair grants to Castaic.

Brought FEMA money into CastaicDeclared for Los Angeles County only
2025

Wildfires and Straight-Line Winds

310 households applied for aid $80K aid approved
2020

Wildfires

9 households applied for aid
2018

Wildfires

2 households applied for aid
2017

Wildfires, Flooding, Mudflows, and Debris Flows

1 household applied for aid
2007

Wildfires, Flooding, Mud Flows, and Debris Flows

24 households applied for aid $15K aid approved
2004

Severe Storms, Flooding, Debris Flows, and Mudslides

168 households applied for aid $295K aid approved
2003

Wildfires, Flooding, Mudflow and Debris Flow Directly Related T

1 household applied for aid
Los Angeles County has had 74 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often fires and floods.
About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.
Compared by rate“Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. Castaic covers 3 census tracts, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Castaic’s own flood-insurance community (here, the census tracts inside it); household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to Castaic. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

FEMA’s expected losses across Castaic total about $12.3M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.

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