Anacortes, WA natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Anacortes comes from earthquakes, and overall the risk is low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2014. 9 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Anacortes?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Anacortes to be higher than in 29% of U.S. communities, mostly from earthquakes and inland flooding.
What Anacortes faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Earthquakes
Inland flooding
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Anacortes flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Anacortes, from FEMA’s records.
are insured
9 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Anacortes itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Anacortes.
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
Severe Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
Severe Winter Storm, Landslides, Mudslides, and Flooding
Severe Winter Storm, Landslides, and Mudslides
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
Severe Storms and Flooding
Earthquake
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FEMA’s expected losses across Anacortes total about $5.4M 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.