Flood insurance claims in Windham County, Connecticut
FEMA records 74 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Windham County, Connecticut, since 1978, with $1.8 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2005, with 16. 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.
Claims by year of loss
NFIP claims by year of loss, Windham County, Connecticut
Paid on claims by year of loss (building, contents and increased cost of compliance), Windham County, Connecticut
Named flood events with the most claims
| Event (FEMA name) | Claims |
|---|---|
| March 2010 Nor'easter | 9 |
| Not a named storm | 5 |
| Hurricane Elsa | 3 |
| Hurricane Ida | 3 |
| Hurricane Irene | 1 |
| December Nor'easter | 1 |
| Flooding | 1 |
ZIP codes with the most claims
| ZIP code (as reported) | Claims |
|---|---|
| 06281 | 12 |
| 06226 | 10 |
| 06262 | 9 |
| 06241 | 8 |
| 06235 | 7 |
| 06234 | 6 |
| 06278 | 3 |
| 06260 | 3 |
| 06377 | 2 |
| 06277 | 2 |
36 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $1.4 million, contents $402,712, increased cost of compliance $0.
Sources
- FEMA, OpenFEMA FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v2 dataset, API v3 NfipClaims), 2,725,989 claim records, retrieved 29 October 2026
- 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.