Flood Claims Map

Connecticut

Flood insurance claims in New Haven County, Connecticut

FEMA records 9,609 National Flood Insurance Program claims in New Haven County, Connecticut, since 1978, with $173.0 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2011, with 1,861. Connecticut replaced its counties with planning regions for federal statistics in 2022. FEMA reports claims by the former county and flood insurance take-up by planning region, so take-up for this former county is on the Connecticut page.

NFIP claims on record9,609
Total paid$173.0 million
Claims with a payment7,609

Claims by year of loss

1978: 20419781979: 3731980: 4101981: 41982: 79919821983: 2201984: 2221985: 4271986: 1619861987: 391988: 301989: 1051990: 1819901991: 1271992: 1,0201993: 211994: 3119941995: 1001996: 5291997: 101998: 4319981999: 432000: 532001: 272002: 1720022003: 362004: 352005: 1052006: 4920062007: 2072008: 502009: 162010: 16320102011: 1,8612012: 1,8112013: 232014: 1620142015: 92016: 52017: 112018: 5920182019: 132020: 92021: 1202022: 2920222023: 272024: 512025: 12026: 1520261,861

NFIP claims by year of loss, New Haven County, Connecticut

1978: $308,10119781979: $1.3 million1980: $1.7 million1981: $01982: $5.7 million19821983: $847,1121984: $741,8331985: $3.3 million1986: $43,90319861987: $134,4381988: $61,7421989: $479,5811990: $45,85219901991: $541,3921992: $15.0 million1993: $126,3221994: $175,36819941995: $618,5271996: $4.6 million1997: $17,7941998: $222,40819981999: $202,4062000: $60,6302001: $159,9632002: $90,78620022003: $131,7822004: $92,4062005: $825,8112006: $569,63020062007: $3.0 million2008: $377,5962009: $461,0492010: $1.1 million20102011: $55.4 million2012: $66.5 million2013: $111,7322014: $130,18020142015: $3,6232016: $1,1182017: $58,0962018: $1.6 million20182019: $154,6702020: $21,5832021: $2.3 million2022: $625,92820222023: $523,0932024: $2.7 million2025: $02026: $20,3692026$66.5 million

Paid on claims by year of loss (building, contents and increased cost of compliance), New Haven County, Connecticut

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Hurricane Sandy1,779
Hurricane Irene1,644
Not a named storm1,057
December Storm - Nor'easter775
Flooding628
Hurricane Gloria405
March 2010 Nor'easter133
The "Halloween" Storm95

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
064603,132
065121,834
06405746
06443584
06516541
06437428
06518285
06514194
06477162
06473161

7,185 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $149.5 million, contents $18.3 million, increased cost of compliance $5.2 million.

Flood insurance basics. Most standard homeowners policies do not cover flood damage. NFIP policies are sold through insurance agents and through FEMA's FloodSmart site, which also explains waiting periods (usually 30 days before cover starts). Check your property's flood zone on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center.

Sources

  1. FEMA, OpenFEMA FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v2 dataset, API v3 NfipClaims), 2,725,989 claim records, retrieved 29 October 2026
  2. FEMA, OpenFEMA NFIP Residential Penetration Rates, as of 3 August 2026

Checked 29 October 2026. Claims are NFIP claims only. Private flood insurance claims and uninsured losses are not included. Recent events can take months to be fully reflected.