Flood Claims Map

Massachusetts

Flood insurance claims in Plymouth County, Massachusetts

FEMA records 10,959 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, since 1978, with $153.2 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 1991, with 3,227. As of 3 August 2026, 4.3% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 51.9% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record10,959
Total paid$153.2 million
Claims with a payment9,104
Homes with NFIP policy4.3%
High-risk zone homes insured51.9%
Residential policies in force7,128

Claims by year of loss

1978: 97619781979: 4191980: 181981: 361982: 15219821983: 1151984: 1381985: 191986: 2519861987: 6831988: 71989: 151990: 1419901991: 3,2271992: 1,1151993: 531994: 3019941995: 81996: 1151997: 981998: 5919981999: 102000: 222001: 3352002: 1820022003: 2552004: 132005: 2982006: 13320062007: 1462008: 112009: 102010: 59520102011: 202012: 472013: 5322014: 4720142015: 2702016: 172017: 142018: 73120182019: 72020: 42021: 392022: 1420222023: 82024: 312025: 72026: 320263,227

NFIP claims by year of loss, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

1978: $8.8 million19781979: $653,0131980: $21,9091981: $37,7161982: $226,59619821983: $135,1991984: $215,8101985: $8,8701986: $9,54419861987: $2.7 million1988: $5,8051989: $9391990: $7,26719901991: $67.8 million1992: $9.4 million1993: $222,4951994: $23,76519941995: $30,2501996: $298,1511997: $851,7001998: $118,98919981999: $8,3692000: $54,2802001: $2.2 million2002: $130,03120022003: $2.1 million2004: $35,1932005: $3.1 million2006: $898,22820062007: $2.0 million2008: $34,7062009: $21,7582010: $8.6 million20102011: $102,8792012: $269,4882013: $11.6 million2014: $629,13520142015: $6.2 million2016: $144,0652017: $45,9072018: $21.6 million20182019: $75,3322020: $7,3872021: $882,2832022: $293,66520222023: $93,0932024: $248,5142025: $139,0222026: $31,9872026$67.8 million

Paid on claims by year of loss (building, contents and increased cost of compliance), Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
The "Halloween" Storm2,089
Flooding1,611
Hurricane Bob1,114
December Storm - Nor'easter1,103
Not a named storm479
March 2010 Nor'easter235
April 2007 Nor'easter130
Hurricane Sandy29

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
020663,184
020452,366
020501,393
02571637
02047468
02739456
02332429
02360289
02301256
02738181

8,030 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $133.6 million, contents $19.1 million, increased cost of compliance $449,130.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone11,9126,18551.9%
All homes165,6547,1284.3%

FEMA counts residential structures and NFIP residential policies in force as of 3 August 2026. Private flood policies are not counted. A share is shown as n/a where FEMA counts no homes or more policies than homes.

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.