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ZIP code 01810, Essex County, Massachusetts

National Flood Insurance Program claims and payouts recorded for this ZIP code, with county context.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

OpenFEMA lists 210 NFIP claims for ZIP 01810 (Essex County, Massachusetts), with $8.2M paid on 153 claims since 1978.

That is 3.8% of the 5,456 claims recorded across Essex County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $53K, higher than the county average of $22K and the Massachusetts average of $16K.

FEMA counts 30 repetitive-loss properties and 4 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 5,537 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.8% of residential structures.

210NFIP claims since 1978
153paid claims
$8.2Mtotal paid
$53Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 01810EssexMassachusettsUS
Claims since 19782105,45635,3752,680,429
Share of claims paid73%78%78%78%
Average paid claim$53K$22K$16K$43K
Share of county claims3.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties305973,398—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 01810 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s6$65,020
1980s24$136,727
1990s28$363,022
2000s80$6,018,964
2010s67$1,518,164
2020s5$77,028
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202331$75,605$75,605
202211$1,423$1,423
202010$0—
201910$0—
201811$1,874$1,874
201110$0—
20106443$1,516,290$35,263
200744$77,627$19,407
20066054$5,688,578$105,344
200411$15,754$15,754
20011411$237,005$21,546
200010$0—
199852$44,915$22,458
199710$0—
19961712$288,684$24,057
199320$0—
199133$29,423$9,808
198784$27,113$6,778
198431$3,999$3,999
198333$5,652$1,884
198297$99,599$14,228
198111$365$365
197942$50,000$25,000
197822$15,020$7,510

Claims are counted by year of loss as recorded in OpenFEMA's redacted NFIP claims file; amounts combine building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments. ZIP codes in the file are the policyholder's reported ZIP.

County context: Essex County

Essex County has 662 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (9 in the last 12 months), 40 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 137; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 3.

Hail: 98 · Tornado: 12 · Flood: 137 · Wind: 346 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 01810?

210 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 153 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 01810?

$8.2M across 153 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $53K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 01810?

2010, with 64 claims and $1.5M paid.

What county is ZIP 01810 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Essex County, Massachusetts; ZIP codes can cross county lines. The county page carries the storm record, declarations and risk index for the area.

Provenance

OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (as of 8 Sep 2026) and NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026), aggregated by ZIP code and year of loss on this site; no property-level record is shown. County storm figures from NOAA NCEI through 30 Jun 2026. Built 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.