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ZIP code 02125, Suffolk 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 15 NFIP claims for ZIP 02125 (Suffolk County, Massachusetts), with $595K paid on 10 claims since 1978.

That is 0.3% of the 4,369 claims recorded across Suffolk County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $59K, higher than the county average of $8K and the Massachusetts average of $16K.

At county level FEMA counts 3,270 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.5% of residential structures.

15NFIP claims since 1978
10paid claims
$595Ktotal paid
$59Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 02125SuffolkMassachusettsUS
Claims since 1978154,36935,3752,680,429
Share of claims paid67%81%78%78%
Average paid claim$59K$8K$16K$43K
Share of county claims0.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties04663,398—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 02125 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$59,513
1980s4$1,072
1990s4$5,593
2000s0$0
2010s2$23,431
2020s2$505,356
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202422$505,356$252,678
201822$23,431$11,715
199920$0—
199210$0—
199111$5,593$5,593
198721$572$572
198510$0—
198411$500$500
197911$481$481
197822$59,032$29,516

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: Suffolk County

Suffolk County has 539 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (5 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: 113; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 3.

Hail: 24 · Tornado: 1 · Flood: 113 · Wind: 268 · Winter: 75 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 02125?

15 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 10 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 02125?

$595K across 10 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $59K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 02125?

1978, with 2 claims and $59K paid.

What county is ZIP 02125 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Suffolk 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.