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ZIP code 02184, 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.

ZIP code 02184, in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, has 175 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 145 of them paid for a total of $2.1M.

That is 5.4% of the 3,262 claims recorded across Norfolk County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $15K, higher than the county average of $10K and the Massachusetts average of $16K.

FEMA counts 19 repetitive-loss properties and 2 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.

175NFIP claims since 1978
145paid claims
$2.1Mtotal paid
$15Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 02184NorfolkMassachusettsUS
Claims since 19781753,26235,3752,680,429
Share of claims paid83%76%78%78%
Average paid claim$15K$10K$16K$43K
Share of county claims5.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties193173,398—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 02184 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s23$125,936
1980s30$106,800
1990s30$446,153
2000s26$159,108
2010s64$1,266,110
2020s2$45,709
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$45,709$45,709
202110$0—
201843$34,143$11,381
201711$16,691$16,691
201443$11,663$3,888
20105547$1,203,612$25,609
200833$10,848$3,616
200711$3,671$3,671
200611$2,425$2,425
20051513$114,280$8,791
200411$1,436$1,436
200210$0—
200143$26,447$8,816
199921$10,533$10,533
199855$304,562$60,912
1996106$30,300$5,050
199442$40,335$20,168
199321$13,397$13,397
199233$15,892$5,297
199122$21,331$10,666
199021$9,803$9,803
198822$3,480$1,740
198754$10,101$2,525
198610$0—
198476$14,793$2,466
198343$3,928$1,309
198277$21,907$3,130
198144$52,591$13,148
197999$25,549$2,839
19781412$100,387$8,366

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 02184?

175 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 145 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 02184?

$2.1M across 145 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $15K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 02184?

2010, with 55 claims and $1.2M paid.

What county is ZIP 02184 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.