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ZIP code 02673, Barnstable 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 148 NFIP claims for ZIP 02673 (Barnstable County, Massachusetts), with $655K paid on 95 claims since 1978.

That is 4.6% of the 3,184 claims recorded across Barnstable County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $7K, lower than the county average of $19K and the Massachusetts average of $16K.

FEMA counts 7 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 7,485 residential flood policies in force, covering 5.4% of residential structures.

148NFIP claims since 1978
95paid claims
$655Ktotal paid
$7Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 02673BarnstableMassachusettsUS
Claims since 19781483,18435,3752,680,429
Share of claims paid64%70%78%78%
Average paid claim$7K$19K$16K$43K
Share of county claims4.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties71793,398—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 02673 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s8$1,563
1980s14$8,424
1990s80$456,505
2000s4$978
2010s36$135,241
2020s6$52,711
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202365$52,711$10,542
201920$0—
20181916$104,640$6,540
201732$2,067$1,034
201411$707$707
201321$8,204$8,204
201141$421$421
201055$19,202$3,840
200810$0—
200520$0—
200311$978$978
199711$6,514$6,514
1996116$25,607$4,268
199344$51,341$12,835
199262$4,847$2,424
19915439$368,195$9,441
199040$0—
198710$0—
198521$1,352$1,352
198410$0—
198352$4,527$2,264
198210$0—
198132$2,220$1,110
198011$326$326
197910$0—
197875$1,563$313

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: Barnstable County

Barnstable County has 752 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (4 in the last 12 months), 24 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 87; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 8.

Hail: 49 · Tornado: 8 · Flood: 87 · Wind: 445 · Winter: 70 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 02673?

148 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 95 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 02673?

$655K across 95 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $7K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 02673?

1991, with 54 claims and $368K paid.

What county is ZIP 02673 in?

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