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ZIP code 02026, Norfolk 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 77 NFIP claims for ZIP 02026 (Norfolk County, Massachusetts), with $437K paid on 45 claims since 1978.

That is 2.4% of the 3,262 claims recorded across Norfolk County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $10K, close to the county average of $10K and the Massachusetts average of $16K.

FEMA counts 2 repetitive-loss properties and 0 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 3,015 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.5% of residential structures.

77NFIP claims since 1978
45paid claims
$437Ktotal paid
$10Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 02026NorfolkMassachusettsUS
Claims since 1978773,26235,3752,680,429
Share of claims paid58%76%78%78%
Average paid claim$10K$10K$16K$43K
Share of county claims2.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties23173,398—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 02026 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s12$81,840
1980s12$32,197
1990s23$152,178
2000s5$5,489
2010s23$164,951
2020s2$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
202010$0—
201810$0—
201420$0—
20102013$164,951$12,689
200821$3,330$3,330
200131$2,159$2,159
199911$4,835$4,835
1998106$32,011$5,335
199641$12,201$12,201
199310$0—
199231$8,444$8,444
199144$94,688$23,672
198752$26,839$13,420
198432$2,230$1,115
198244$3,128$782
197931$11,000$11,000
197898$70,840$8,855

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: Norfolk County

Norfolk County has 566 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (19 in the last 12 months), 38 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 137; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 3.

Hail: 82 · Tornado: 15 · Flood: 137 · Wind: 254 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 02026?

77 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 45 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 02026?

$437K across 45 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $10K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 02026?

2010, with 20 claims and $165K paid.

What county is ZIP 02026 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Norfolk 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.