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ZIP code 02446, 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 11 NFIP claims for ZIP 02446 (Norfolk County, Massachusetts), with $337K paid on 6 claims since 1978.

That is 0.3% of the 3,262 claims recorded across Norfolk County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $56K, higher than the county average of $10K and the Massachusetts average of $16K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property 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.

11NFIP claims since 1978
6paid claims
$337Ktotal paid
$56Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 02446NorfolkMassachusettsUS
Claims since 1978113,26235,3752,680,429
Share of claims paid55%76%78%78%
Average paid claim$56K$10K$16K$43K
Share of county claims0.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties13173,398—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 02446 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$3,901
1980s2$588
1990s3$332,543
2000s0$0
2010s2$0
2020s1$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202210$0—
201020$0—
199822$82,543$41,272
199611$250,000$250,000
198511$588$588
198210$0—
197832$3,901$1,951

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 02446?

11 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 6 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 02446?

$337K across 6 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $56K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 02446?

1978, with 3 claims and $4K paid.

What county is ZIP 02446 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.