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ZIP code 02370, Plymouth 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 16 NFIP claims for ZIP 02370 (Plymouth County, Massachusetts), with $102K paid on 11 claims since 1978.

That is 0.1% of the 10,959 claims recorded across Plymouth County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $9K, lower than the county average of $17K and the Massachusetts average of $16K.

At county level FEMA counts 7,128 residential flood policies in force, covering 4.3% of residential structures.

16NFIP claims since 1978
11paid claims
$102Ktotal paid
$9Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 02370PlymouthMassachusettsUS
Claims since 19781610,95935,3752,680,429
Share of claims paid69%83%78%78%
Average paid claim$9K$17K$16K$43K
Share of county claims0.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties01,1623,398—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 02370 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s4$18,231
1980s1$0
1990s3$51,600
2000s3$9,102
2010s5$23,076
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201711$4,155$4,155
201510$0—
201032$18,921$9,461
200710$0—
200611$6,712$6,712
200511$2,389$2,389
199611$613$613
199122$50,987$25,494
198210$0—
197910$0—
197833$18,231$6,077

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: Plymouth County

Plymouth County has 441 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (12 in the last 12 months), 32 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 76; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 5.

Hail: 82 · Tornado: 10 · Flood: 76 · Wind: 197 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 02370?

16 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 11 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 02370?

$102K across 11 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $9K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 02370?

1978, with 3 claims and $18K paid.

What county is ZIP 02370 in?

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